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CIHM/ICIVIH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  MIcroreproductlons  /  Instltut  Canadian  da  microraproductlons  historlques 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  NotaVNotas  tachniquas  at  bibliographiquaa 


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Tha  Instituta  has  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  bast 
original  copy  avaiiabia  for  filming.  Faaturas  of  this 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographically  uniqua, 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagas  in  tha 
raproduction.  or  which  may  significantly  changa 
tha  usual  mathod  of  filming,  ara  chackad  balow. 


□    Colourad  covars/ 
Couvartura  da  coulaur 


I — I   Covars  damagad/ 


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Couvartura  andommagia 

Covars  rastorad  and/or  laminatad/ 
Couvartura  rastaurte  at/ou  palliculte 


r~n   Covar  titia  missing/ 


La  titra  da  couvartura  manqua 

Colourad  maps/ 

Cartas  gtographiquas  mn  coulaur 

Colourad  init  (i.a.  othar  than  blua  or  black)/ 
Encra  da  coulaur  ii.a.  autra  qua  blaua  ou  noira) 

Colourad  platas  and/or  illustrations/ 
Planchas  at/ou  illustrations  an  coulaur 

Bound  with  othar  matarial/ 
RaliA  avac  d'autras  documants 

Tight  binding  may  causa  shadows  or  distortion 
along  intarior  ntargin/ 

La  r«  liura  sarrie  paut  causar  da  I'ombra  ou  da  la 
distorsion  io  long  de  la  marge  IntArieure 

Blank  iaavas  addad  during  rastoration  may 
appaar  within  tha  taxt.  Whanavar  possibia.  thasa 
hava  baan  omittad  from  filming/ 
II  sa  paut  qua  cartainas  pagas  blanchas  ajoutias 
lors  d'una  rastauratlon  apparaissant  dans  la  taxta. 
mais,  lorsqua  cala  Atait  possibia.  cas  pagas  n'ont 
pas  it*  filmtes. 


L'Institut  a  microfilm*  la  maillaur  examplaira 
qu'il  lui  a  *t*  possibia  da  sa  procurar.  Las  details 
da  cat  axamplaira  qui  sont  paut-*tra  uniquas  du 
point  da  vua  bibliographiqua.  qui  pauvant  modifier 
una  imaga  raproduita,  ou  qui  pauvant  axigar  una 
modification  dans  la  mdthoda  normale  da  filmaga 
sont  indiquis  ci-dassous. 


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Colourad  pagas/ 
Pagas  da  coulaur 


r~n   Pagas  damaged/ 


Pagas  andommagias 

Pagas  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Pagas  restaurtes  at/ou  pelliculAes 


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0    Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  dtbcoiories,  tacheties  ou  piquies 

I      I   Pagas  detached/ 


Pages  ditach^es 

Showthroughy 
Transparence 


Fyj    Showthrough/ 


Quality  of  print  varies/ 
Quality  inAgaia  da  I'imprassion 

Includes  supplementary  material/ 
Comprand  du  materiel  suppiimentaire 

Only  edition  available/ 
Seuie  Edition  disponible 

Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  pages  totalement  ou  partiellement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuiilet  d'errata,  une  pelure, 
etc.,  ont  M  filmtes  A  nouveau  de  fapon  d 
obtenir  la  mailleure  image  possible. 


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Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  supplAmentaires: 


Wrinkled  pages  may  film  slightly  out  of  focus. 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  filmA  au  taux  de  rMuction  indiqui  ci-dessous. 

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Th«  copy  filmad  h«r«  ha«  b««n  r«produc«d  thanks 
to  th*  g«n«rotity  of : 

Douglas  Library 
Quean's  University 

Tha  imagas  appearing  hara  are  the  bast  quality 
possible  considering  tha  condition  and  legibility 
of  the  original  copy  and  in  keeping  with  the 
filming  contract  specif icationa. 


Original  copies  in  printed  paper  covere  are  filmed 
beginning  with  the  front  cover  and  ending  on 
the  last  page  with  a  printed  or  iliuetrated  impraa- 
sion.  or  tha  back  cover  when  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  iliuetrated  impres- 
sion, and  ending  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  illustrated  Impression. 


The  lest  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol  — ►  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  ▼  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 

Meps,  plates,  charts,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  retios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  Included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrams  lilustrata  tha 
method: 


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L'axamplaira  film4  f ut  raprodult  grica  A  la 
gAniroaltA  de: 

-;     Douglas  Library 
Queen's  University 

Lee  imagas  sulvantas  ont  AtA  reproduites  avac  le 
plua  grand  soin,  compta  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattet*  de  rexempiaira  film*,  at  en 
conformity  avac  las  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmage. 

Las  axemplairee  origlnaux  dont  la  couverture  en 
papier  eet  ImprlmAe  eont  fllmte  en  commen^ant 
par  la  premier  plat  at  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
darnlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'lllustration,  soit  par  le  second 
plat,  eelon  le  eas.  Tous  lee  autras  axempiaires 
origlnaux  sont  filmAs  an  commen9ant  par  la 
premiere  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'lllustration  at  en  terminant  par 
la  darnlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

Un  dee  symboles  suivants  apparaftra  sur  la 
dernlAre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  io  symbols  —»*signifie  "A  SUIVRE  ",  le 
symbols  7  signifie  "FIN". 

Lee  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc..  peuvent  Atre 
fiimte  A  des  taux  de  reduction  diffArents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  Atre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clichA.  11  est  film*  k  partir 
da  i'angia  supArleur  gauche,  de  gauche  A  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'imagas  nAcsssaira.  I.es  diagrammes  suivants 
lliustrent  la  mAthode. 


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rents.    However  deiirous  they  inight  be  of  engaging  us 
in  their  tnad  contest,  it  could  only  be  ddne  through  in- 
siduousarts,  by  which  the  in«B|»#ri*nced  are  entrapped^ 
or  by  rej^t^  provocations,  calculated  to  produce  a  state 
«f  mind  favourable  to  thitt, designs.     For  twenty-five 
years,  these  designs  were  resisted  with  unshaken  firm-!^ 
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the  dangerpitf  ie(Mit#fttr  wagv^trictly  obs^^d.    The  na- 
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Iheuaands  ef  American  citii^ent  wer^  btKbaroualjr  muv- 
,d»K»d.  Jt  will  be  long  before  the  people  of  the  western 
eowntry  can  forget  tbe  defeats  of  Harmar  and  Sinclair* 
«9(  tbe  massacres  of  the  frontier  settlers.  If  there  eust- 
M  ABj  particular  desire  for  war  on  the  pirt  of  the 
Union»  this  is  surely  enough  to  apcoui^^  for  it  When 
the  Indian  hostilities  were  at  last  happllj  terminated  l^ 
the  bravery  and  prudence  of  general  W4jne>;an4. a  trear 
tj.of  peice  in  1764,  concluded  with.  England*  it  w^ 
thought  that  we  might  at  last  indulge  ^^isiwiat^  of 
OiUrhearts..  and  lire  at  peace-:  but  we  weregreaUj  asis*' 
taken.  Our  growing  proqierity  could  not.  be  seepbj 
her  without  envy:  wtin^  Wf#  ^at  war  wi^  fiEam^'  <th6 
ciirrying  tva40  fc^/into  our  haods^  and  i^jeatly^^urifiliQd 
our  merchants.  Bi^tain  reifpLved  t»  p^t  a  stop  tp  thi% 
^  by  renewing  what  is.  called  the  rule  of '56,  established 
by  her  at  that  pedod,  in  order  to  embarrass  the  Fren^i 
C^nnmerce*  It  was  fiwQded>  ostensibly  jipon^adep^ 
i^tKHeutrals  oughi  not  to  dleviate  the  wirings  of  war 
io,a  belligerent*  b/  keeping  up  an  intercourse  between 
its  diffiNtant  pofiia^  colieiiiiea;  but;it  waa>  in  reality,  the 
saYier^gP^tyoirtheseas^.  ItwasfoUpwedi^by  <^r8^ 
council*  which  restricted  the  Am^4mc<mimercai,ati^ 
exposed  many  <^  our  s^m  to  cloture  and  ^ondemnatioiv 
9ajtain^,not  satisfied  with  liM^  Tiolat^  sau^fil^ 

laws n^nationsaestabliahedanewrule  of  Uock|de,.i$tl 
whicji  she  aflfected  to  consider  as  merely  retij^iatiHryiti^ 
wasjt  p}acii^.her  enemy's  pcHrts  iiTa  state  cl  blodtade 


¥"     "^i 


CjU(TSE8  Of  TRB  WAB  WITH  BR OXJkHDr  &e.        ft 

mere  proclamation,  and  'Without  stationing  an  j  efficient 
Iwce.    Under  these,  and  many  other  pretexts,  the  Amerw 
i<;an  flag  could  only  be  said  to  float  on  the  ocean  at  her 
will  and  pleasure,         ' 
There  wai  another  grievance  whicK  she  practised  upon 
uSyjeven  more  insupportable  than  those  enumerated. 
Ve^  9P0n  after  our  commercial  enterprize  began  fo 
ipread  its  wing,  it  was  found  that  our  seamen  were  ex- 
loosed  tob^  taken  on  the  lugh  ses#,  from  underneath  the 
ilagof  theirxountry,  and  dragged  on  board  the  Britidi, 
men  of  woi-,  where  tliey  w«re  compN^d  to  serve  for 
years.  ^  No  Algerine  servitude  c^iUd  bo  worse  ihta  this. 
Ilie  abuse  was  very  sOon  so  8everely«(elt,  as  to  become 
a^cause  of  indignant  remonstrance  on  the  part  of  Presi-^ 
dent^  Wajdiington,  aiid  afterwards  of  every  successive 
statesmen,  to  whom  w<i8  entrusted  the  safety  of  the  ccini* 
monweaHh^    The  Britvih  alledgei^  in  excuse,  (for  it  wat 
]i<^n|;  ihore^)  the,dimc^ty  of  distinguishing  between 
her  su|ject8»  and .  the  citizens  of  this  country.    It  m»* 
p^lired,  however^  thitt  very  little  care  was  taken  on  h^ 
part  to  avoid  the  abiiae»,which  must  necessimty  resiili  j 
for  this  investi^til^W  usually  eutrusted  to  a  petty 
oflicer,  who  was  either  hot  di8jK>sfid,  or  4nca]^ 
eeed^j  fiiirly  to  wo4  j  Had , j>eople  of  «teiy  nation. 
wm^ua%  liable  to  be  in^  properly 

^f^j^  kidnapped.    iTMs  ifetipessii^  outrage,  was  the 
?«^^n^*4OTieof  complaint  on  tiiepairt  of  the  American 
j^i¥«r^ment|  butinstead  -of  redreps,  we  had  the  mor^v 
^ea^itf  seeing  it  augmewted.  Americao  ships  on  ttee 


10 


flnltoHT  Oir  THE^^AB. 


\i 


Mgh^jleas,,  wei'e  some  times  left  witikotit  a  suffieietit  imni- 
lei"  of  men  ib  ksLnpA^  J^et^^  the  lires  df  the 

rem%m<iler;and  niiniii| the  4^]r^i  fedlgiSltieB not  tif be^ 
i>oriie,  were  heaped  upoa  fmr  unfortuntKe  eotihtrym^; 
ib^ertiikates  of  theh'  nativity,  wi^  il»htth  they  had^ 
tided  ih^imielves,  (a  j^d  of  humiliation  to  ivfaich  no  ^ 
^  p^>Ie  had  ever  been  expoJBed,)  wasta&en  fr<riin4i^» 
%m1n|]lece8,anddcattie^  wihdft    T^i<i|l«it 

m  ^^^fm^  this  violation'  ^  ^^hamn^ri^  b^^^- 
Ol^'lii^  i^  ^  eikhtoat^,  thstifhi  ^^ps^  mHii^tt^ 

pb  h^  b^  ^1^^  Biri^  Mp»  inmt, 

iind^  Ihdr  iM,  iM  (imuieqfte^  ilf^faii^ 
sla^^^a^ei^  ilt 
pai^^^^^^ 
ill  ihii^:  it^^a^  i^iil^iNI^^^ 


se  patience' 


■i^i'zl 


r attaick  ^^ 


^att 


£.(i 


»#^ 


•neraa  in  me  axtaci^  <m  (cne  t:^ea«peftKe>  wcfre 

^||^icS|  iti^wi^tdk^ 

fl»^3ll^  attack^ 

eimann^    ^^|tt  Ijist  1*ie  1^%0^ 

'"e^  cSMkSeqi^ 
Yea  so  ikr  ai  ti  ofSet  ^S  j^l^^aim^ 
"Ma^  in  atf^in^  JttaBtow^ 
Jollie  de<t  #^iri^ 
^^  knd  m%Qanimduslj>  11^  came  BiteK&nd  Wal 
cious  in  ii^  cirMmstancesk  "t^e  cpce^ 
jp^rpetrated  ih^  de^(3,  wiis  h<moiuhed  aiid  It!^^^ 
itead  ofbiing himg^d,  *^  • 


:I#W,- 


This  ftfitoi  only  Wew^^^^^ 
mented.    The  Unit^  States  wj^rerat^epfpcW  the  911^ 
Ijneiililtd  ialiie  cht  itmn  worid  r  iiU  other  a»|i^{M»wer% 
ijifol^ed  in  utar.    ftance,  mistress  4>f  tlie  It^,  vs4r 
Bs^md  jol  the  sea^.  The  for^i^iJil^e  i^^ 
mlto!,tiir6w  outidle  to^ts  from  his  gri^^gs,  tiiat  W*, 
Im  B^tnds^  (meaniifg  the  Uliit^  States)  «^fml)^>^lift 
fjieir  cottHiierce  with  fingknd,  he  w^lldv  o^qhh^  (E|ri|l,  ~^ 
(wh^iB  he  <soald  ikH^  evetik  ftttr  Go^to^g^sp^a^^i^ 
ili(|slr^iM  dq»i^  them^  (^^^ 

waiit^f  a  pretence,  cries  out,  **^,  ifyou  cifert^'f^  _ 
Ms  ftoor  litest  man,  I  must  retiEtliate,  and'iM^^lw  J^p   . 
0lf^^     Wf^Kwit  waiteg  'to  see  i»heth<pr  4be  |^|fi<^' 
cvmldu^^^^Hit  to  execute  ]k^^^^^  "' 

^inEngii^  at  once.    It  1^  v«r][  evident,  that  ^iii|t  j^ 
coi^e  to  suciv  a  pitdi,  thit^both  of  these  |iklsons'.fi«re;:ui 
#te  habs^  of  exercising  idl  the  ^riirdeges  ofira^itB^ 
us,  as:  ^  *«  jfj  iti  ikm^f<metp  iw^lnle  w« 
our  polity  ^peac^.  ^^ 

What  could  we  now  do  ?  Tlie  fir^t  and  nf0j}i«]B^ 
Mea  wlm^  9tf||ei^  itael^^^  sti^at  JMtte>  i^M 
^emsid  be  more  iu^  #aji  iiti^^MiT^  iibiiMui^  '|i?q^«lli4 
^  be  s^ssiied  lij^a  t5%0rWf  liwi,  w«^^ 
4^  tto&iHgo  was*  li^i  (b^  th#  exp^iment  cf  4om 
ittl^s,  jf>Qfved;  thai  inim' the  ^rea^ 
filial  ai]^4^  sni^  ^3Etei^  ^  <^  emM 

jj^^of  it,  a  imytm  pitied,  tfoilnd(tingi^^^l^^ 


/ 


t 


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HISTORY  QB  TlllB  WAB. 


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gtill  enabled  tb  ciirry  dn  some  trade  with  Spain,  the 
West-Indies  and  the  nations  round  the  Baltic  But  we 
were  not  loi^  in  discdverin^  that  an  escape  from  war 
was  inevitable.  Our^iational  character  had  sunk  abroad, 
and a]^>eared  to  l^  sinking  at  home:  and  what  man,  or 
societj  of  men,  ever  prospered,  with  infamy  attached  ta 
their  i'eputations  P  The'  American  was  ashamed  to'  ow^ 
M^  ^tt»tr|rw4iUe  abnMuL  Tbnm^oitt  the  whole  na- 
tbn,tlie  «ifMni(m  was  fast- gaining  ground,  that  we  must, 
have^ar.  But  against  which  of  th^  belUgerents  shouWi 
it  be  waged?  /i%is  was  the  q\iestion.  We  had  aboQ'* 
daipFt  €aiise>for  complaint  against  both.  The  vast  Jeet 
of  En^^nd  ;wo«ild  sweep  our  little  navy  from  the  oceaiW 
aiid  woitld  toy  our  flomishing  cities  in  ashe^.  Wi^  re^. 
8p#ct  tt 'prance,  a  war  w^  be  a  mere  flourisli,  for  we 
oottid  neither  meet  their  £(irce«  by  land'^r  8.ea»  unless 
l^e  chose  to4hru8t  ourselves  into  the  tyger'-s  den.  -The 
eourse'adopted  by  the  administratioii,  uras  peihapfs  upt 
on^  the  whde/the  wisest :  thai  was,  to  le«ve  it  to  the 
6h^<^  c^  die  bciUigeiients  themselves.  The  portiiV  the 
United  States  were  Jtherefor^  closed  against  both,  hut 
weul^  be  opened  tp  that  otie,  which  would  'first  r^scin^ 
hiii4^n(Kdou9  ^ecirees  or  orders  in  council,  and  ^Soam 
would  liome  the  que^ion  office  or  war.  To  th^  fair 
and  equitahle  terms  £n|^land<acceded:;  the  French  mm*^  * 
ister  formally  ami  so]emnly  declared  to  our  j;overnmen^ . 
Aaithe  BerHb  and  Milan  decrees  were  repealedi  e§ 
Hiis  being  made  known  to  the  Frific^  Regent  andw^ip 
JBn^ish'  cabinet,  they  shuffled  and  qttibUedi  and  idEb^ 


•*>;if^- 


«AiTsS8  dv  «B  yrk*E'wmm  nMKAfTB,  &c^     Is 


ill  regain     eeiddeiice >«f-thiti«{>eid  of  me, 
intrnfflden^    Uymi  myum^^  »y v^Hwit  wc,  the  o»^  ^ 
pemDBiMljtffeoted^r^i^osed  to^iii^iiyl^  thdr  ^>^  -^ 
Istenpe,  wive  sa^lfiedrikeycoidd^otlA  repealed. 

It  iidw  became  as  clear  «i  tiie  l%|it,  ^t  nothing,  fairy 

'aUM^  or  honcnl^ei  was  to  be  looked'  finr  'bjr  usfrom 

.Kb^uuU    ai|e  baAcilj^persisted  M  the  most  Mquitoua 

^htme  o£  flunder  ipd^  l^ipfesttoii,  and  decUne4  under 

im^Kj,  9pa^^i6^^jiP0B/li^^  proffers  of 

&e  American  f^emmen^  to  r^medj  ^e.  evfls:  of  M<f 


Th^sewevenot^eoiifycttiM^  of  iinta^on  ag^st" 
fireiM:  Bisii^ik     le^des  comiB|^|u&  coiilact  iri^  her  on 
th0  seiw  li^h^  she  bontssed  onr  eoiinnerce»  and  Mdnap- 
jped  oUr  fdlow^itizeiiSk  we  also  ^oiaEme  In  colMsipn  on  thjO 
lajBiA*  vOnri^ttt^tion  with  V^^ 
i^^wf^^me^  shun  her  4f  we  di^  $ -but  ^et  itii^th 
Bf^a^  iN'if  we  withdcf^  from  the  ocean^  she  conld 
still  harrass  us  in  .consequence  of  our  vidnityv   Fi:oiii 
the  influence  of  the  Iwr'comiNu^es  of  the  norft  west,  At 
tM  In^inadiiiis  4niM  itnarti^  w«re/ai^t^ 
81^  ndieJEceptii^>;dM  nUitioit  which  mid^  widtm  the 
teiitorial  limits  <^:tiie  Uj^ted  Stites.    This  influence 
Wis  liahie  toebttse^^ani!  in  fad;  vasi^«D&nttaUjr  alrasedi 
l^poor  deliidied  ci?efttttrei,  were  wrou|^t  Upojn  \if  prm^ 
il0t^9giAt^  to  Ibcoriie  inimical  totiie  i^Mri- 

^^^    An  Indjiin  chieC  <tf  uncommon  abHit^^lhid  «t  tiiir 
f(^^t^  ^  Mo^dency  oyer  all  the"  scattered 


■M 


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^«r„ 


mawmmti^  the  wis. 


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f 


S-^' 


M&es  ftumg  the  ld^es«;iand  in  the  waters  k. the  QhSo^ 
.  He  had  bbeii  a?  fierce  enemj^  of  the  nv^itea^  atnee  Hm 
first  Mldemenlfif  the  tmai^t  and  ivsas  eme  ef  ihe  mea^ 
jQOte^:iir«Tiof§^that  had  appeared.  ^^^^^.^  name.  oC  this 
aavi^  was  ']C6GiiroacJi,  who  wat  aided  by  an  artfid  In- 
4uui»  and  a^kind  of  hig^  priest^  or  j^e^jtet^i  iudled  1h« 
l!ro|^bet,  his  Ixrother.  Theiime  appeiidkg?  to  anperstiiiMi 
fears,  the  pther  eommaikliBgn^j^eot,  ^aiid  cii|citing  iln^ei^ 
iK^re  soon  found  to  be  ttseM  tooia^im  the  han48  of  tii0 
'Bdtish*'    •;'•■"'-.    ■•'■■^■'    >.  -■,::/.: ;r^  r.^  ■hfkar  I. ■:i 

There  b  no^  nation  <m  eardi,  which  possess^  less  of 
ihe  tWst  £«r  conquest  or  doimidonr  thm  '^  c<Hilisder- 
acj  of  states*  Fossesa&s^ilreadjpt  b^  the  ^pttrehase  of 
Ij^ttlsiakiiUi,  a  viial  accession  of  ^tervitofyr  wMch  w91  m^ 
qidiie^igesto  fillito^w^t  «nd  woidd  be  Hw^niere  desbe^ 
sd^'^^onqi^P  BucR  i^n 'ambition^  imo01i»e($iM  wi^ 
SQine  lawful  objects  eau  scarcely  find  'ife  wky.  into  thl> 
American goTemment  But  was  it  wt^iwiofil,  4ha¥ 
iiire  should  ftf^ail^a  wish  40  ai^^  the 

•o^tinual  reei»rreiice  of  Indjaft  wariM?    4^^  |*w  do^ 
kbut  %^ai»»lli^^«  ^>r^tiof  Ittife  «»a.^^^:l^^ 
^fevailiB^  W^^(^        Umted^Stpties  of  conquf^ 
Isg  Canadainot fi«i  lii^  ^ advantage ^«rtii^ 

the  people  irth^  g^niB^nti^^  percha^r 

that  benefit  ^  «dv«itJ%c,  ni^^t  be  to  th^  huiiiaai^  itee» 
But  could  we  ^p«^»s€fttaiia,  wir  wo^d  be  im^ 
It^rwii  oi^tee  ocean  lyt^feciwist.    Natiim^  tf  g^ij^ 
Sle,  ott^  iwt  to  hafeto<i  ^ear  ^  •  '^— -  ^'-^-  -^*^ 

to  remain  at  peace. 


w^ 


7 


pip  4iur^«iic6«r  tw©  Ij^ii^a!^  and  fl^  fedi^ 
isbag^  ilitde  ji^  1^         H«rriflan»  of  ♦  lafg^  t»et  rf 

tnaiynut  Tm^iOkeih  Tcj^umsA  bebtfredVin-  ^  »«*t 
liiiolalt  mamieiri  9|id  vgevlf  HoN^UiAei  tc^  dig  w  te 
|QBUihawi£.fi^m  ilBdisf  the  t^  «f  ppace.  -The  hoime 
JefioFlM&t^  tiHi  Iii4litiiii.^&  i#^  induced  the  goff* 
ernpr  to  :eriV  te  hie  aid  «c»  ^i(tl>^,  y«#iai«t%^  UnlleA 
States'  infantry,  under  colonel  Bo^d^and  a  bddy  of  toI- 
unteer  militia  from  JCentucky^^liesides  ai  amall  body  of 
militia  of  Indiamuu  With  tiiese,  he  proceeded  up  tiie 
Wabash,  with  the  intention  of  builduig  a  Fort  near  4a 
Prophet's  town,  near  a  Innnch  of  the  Wabaili^  called 
Tippecanoe,  nnce  become  famous.  Qn  Ms  arriTalyhe 
was  met  by  t)^  .Pn^het^  Winimac,  and  some^othcar 
chiefs,  who  jHXX^essed  to  be  peaceaUy  disposed,  reqfaesi^ 
ed  him  to  ^ora^p  for  tiie  day/and  prosoift^  tor  ciome  the 
nexipoming  and  hold  a^  council  of  peace«  Witih  Ihia 
re^^st,  the  g^yverhor  complied,  Sinausi&cious  a^  their 
treachery.  ToKrard^  morningi  the  Indians,  led  on  by 
Winimae,  suddenly  assailed  the  camp,  having  killed  i&e 
sentmels  witii  arrows.  They  were  redved  witii  |^reat 
]resoli^ipn,.but  wa?e/not  repuUed  until\after  a  bloody 
contiCt  of  two  hours,  in  which  the  Americans  lost  up-^ 
iHNn?da  of  one  hundred  and  eighty  in  killed  and;  w^MUidf 
#^  amon^  whom  were  many  valuable  officers.  Colon<^ 
J^Ties,  one  of  the  first  men  in  Kentucky,  or  periiaps  im 


m 


16 


llItfV«ttY  0#  TB« 


tldtemttitryy^wasaiibgthe^ri  t)oIiiiel  Boyd^  and 
i^  4th,  acquired  much'  hoiior.  Tbe  Iom  of  4iie  Iik- 
jd&mt'waa  eatimated  at  ohe^imdred  a^  Wj.  These 
jDiagiiided  peo|iie  soon  afbenr  stred  for  peaeev  wfifch  idn 
panted;  ^ut  ^hnni^  the  mstigatibBiif  tiie  BiitnhflM 
IP^-^et  and  Tecums^»  soon  after  rene^i^  hostSi- 
fiei^  bj  nmrdering  famflies  <m  thefiontiers.  TKb  war 
which  wa»  about  to  Weak  forth  lib  thii>qiiiarter^  boob 
after  merged  |pto  min«  in^rtuit  eVeiitSi  a^^  which  It  tl 


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TL'.  ■■■*"'.:'  _._t'-'V    lir.iji: lAi  .i.*,W^-*;-.**«^y 


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the  emis  w^i^k  was  ihoii^  t9  t>e  ay 

fijPHi  Af  Jttne,fr^idettt  Madison^  laid  before  copg^rll^ 

wi&  <ihi^  iWUd^^^  an  iiad  t»^ 

^,  the,,  repeal  ,dr  jthe^^i^ 

^^00^  they  drew  u|i  an  able  report^  in  which  a  Ml  i^ijir 
waA  iakeil  of  att  01^  eatisef  of  contpBd^  agaltidt^C^t 
^  and  ihey:  concnrtisd  ftlly  in  the  olpMoaiOf  ^j^ 


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HI8T0RT  OV  THE  WAS. 


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prtsideilty  that  nothing  was  left  to  us  but  an  appeal 

to  arms. 

"  Hiej  said,  that  the  British  cruisers  were  in  the  con- 

Umial  habit  .of  violating  the  American  flag^  and  seizing 

and  carrying  away ,  without  distinction,  all  persons  sail- 

iDgitnderiW 

-  That  they  had  be^  in  the  practice  of  harrassing  the 
enterk^  and  departing  commerce  on  our  toast»  andrio- 
la^ng  Hie  sanctuary  <^  our  hatbors. 

That^they  were  aiming  4o^lSy  waste  our  neutral  trade, 
Jmd  entirely  destroy  our  commerce,  that  they  might  sup- 
-|)lanttt8r  ,;'  ,^.  .        .  ^.  ;,  ■ 

.That  mef  plundered  our  Vesselr  on  ^e  hig^  seas^ 


iHldp  f  |}SfSlP^^I^^-^^^^>,^^^^  I  s^Vei 


«»4r 


IS' 


;  a  «(4e  of  war  toW#*'il|lB  «nU^  Stftt^ 

.t;A*^ idt^ Mjeral %•  wkhcl^s^  doort, J^e m^^^ 
portaa^vlill^  l*<>*'  announced  ci^  the  eigthfieni|i  |^ 
June,  ^nd IM  nextday  wai; w*a fepally  ptK^uaed^' 


[on.'iiie 


■»■».-   K':.-^-' 


DECXiAIlATION  OF  WXH,  kc. 


If 


.■^^:*rr!:>  fill 


For  thirty  years  our  favouk'ed  and  happy  coiintry  mid> 
fimiled  beneath  the  blessinga  of  pea^ce  ^nd  pnjbj^erity» 
With  the  exception,  indeed,  of  the  digtant  Afgerine  ivar, 
and  the  occasional  hostilities  on  the  remote  frontier.  It 
vrsLS  our  fitrst  national  war  since  the  declaration  of  inde* 
pendence*  and  with  the  nation  from  whom  our  indepen- 
^  dene  ehad  been  won.  We  considered  the  appeal  to  anted 
ineviatble^  we  confided  to  the  justice  of  our  causei 
iand  truji^d  to  heaven  for  the  issue.  ^  ; 

The  ineans  provided  for  carrying  on  a  contest  mik 
one  of  .the  most  powerful  nations  on  the  globe,  were 
extremelj  slender.  Our  army  did  not  exceed  fite 
thousaiid  no^ni  and  ^ese  distributed  over  a  surface  of 
s^Veri^  tht>tts4hd  m3esi  A  law  had  been  pJEMsed'fbcthe 
pid^e  o^  enlai^n^  it'  to  twenty-five  ^ousand  meii^ 
but  little  or  no  process  had  b^  j^tide  in  enlistmeiit 
Our  iillirt}^  ^bnsisted  of  a  few  frigstei^  anil  smaller  tes- 
«els  df  war,  not'  more  tl^n  tlilrty  in  nllidi^r;  iriule  1^ 
Of  the  enemy,  exce^ed  a  thoiMand  i^s.  Omrjgr^ 
^o^iu^ial^  td#ns  wei-e  not  yet  completdy  inrtii^^  alf 
thIMtgifttritoikie  yc^j;  y^nindc^  1^. 

m  tO'  foFttfr  theftiv  We  Hd|  ilo^  «rei«owiiig  t^eiuuirf^ 
toittitiish^e  abttfltthoit  nie^  ^  neceisa^ 

fdh!#  i^^  ^^^^ 

lMGi^l^eAed''with'Bolftke8il<^^      -.     ', -^  .  * 

•'  CIN4t  iintdik  had  lattghed  at  ^  idea  of  oup  going  to 
li^j  ^r  90i^ed«ra^M^  i^rhiehshe  called  a  ^ope  of  sand, 
ik  liei^iiM,  would  carumWe  ott  the  sound  of  the  war 
pim^^^^)^m^^mi^  dtwnding  butt  of  herfi«^ 


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•titey  mi  6vit  <<fir  built  frigatet;''  the  guli^ects  of  h^r 
^ntiiiiiiBdjestg;  "thebitft  of  striped  bunting,"  as  she 

^  9^1ed  our  glorious  flag,  now  resplendent  with  the  stare 
#f  freedom,  would  soon  disappear  from  the  ocean.    But 
PrcA'idence  has  decreed,  that  the  keenest  disappoint^ 
ments^ball  ever  attend  the  boastful  and  vain  glorious^ 
,    The  .Ajnericans  looked  to  Canada  as  the  vulnerable 

'  part  of  Qrejat  Qritain.  _  Whatever  intrinsic  value  this 

^rovitt<;e  might  be  to  her;,  pride  at  leas^  would  trender 
k  an  object  wor|h  contending  for.  -To  us,,  it  could  be 
onlj^oC  advantage  as  the  means  of  compeHing^  her  to.a 
spiedj' peace, and  securingour  frontiers  against  the  jnur- 
4e'nMlui  Indian.  Far  from  being  actuated  bjHhe^re 
anbi^Qli  of  conquest,  had  Canada  been  emaq^ip#^fl;bjr 

.  :Sn|^atld»|dl,wish  on  our  nart  o^  posscp^g  itir  ^99iM  % 
oitoeliair^  Mn  at.an  end.*  '  ;     ,  ? 

W4iKeE«  dreadj  a1^  war  with  Ifcic  nbrtli  ?^epl^  I*- 
j£api&Mr;tn^pllswe  qo«M  spare  ^mJM^^^^ 
dendisp^elfoatij^r,  with  the  donUe  vieV;^p^t^ait 
eii^^^lli^  ^Nitiiities^aud  to  be  io'the  best  i^it^aljfii 
gk;  itnk^i«»  Mew  at*l€«niiiUi.  It  liw.  welli  Ii9^i% 
lipl  tiiere  wei^ 

Br^isb  r  aadB  «!%»  natund  tA  s^p^ 
and  vlg(Mit»  sttodi  on  ^^^  mtprotected  prb¥inc^#e 
should  be  master  of  th^  whole-  country* .  f<!om  rl^liflPE« 
upwards..  Kills  wo^d  ef^6l)|ally  eutrJiif 'idi  hf^  <if 
ai4 10  the-British^  from  tlie  Indiisfiw^,  Mid|;Wipn|d  eBf^^ 
us  to  conce^itrate  ourv£Drces  on  lake 
««»iu»».with  tike  aid  of  t)ie  cefidtf  tiooBP 


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Hull,  i|ie  governor  of  the  Miehigan  teniibrj,  who 
hid  been  n  distinguished  ofllcer  during  the  reyolutioniMT 
war,  hftfing  been  appointed  a*  brigadier  in  the^Mryioie  oi 
the  United  States,  was  on  his  march  to  detroit*  the  d^i* 
tal  of  the  t^rritorj^  at  the  moment  of  the  declaration  ^f 
war.  His.  force  Consisted  of  about  two  thousand  men, 
nearly  one  half  regul^rs^  the  remMnder,  volunteers, fi^om 
tire  state  of  Ohio,  and  .well  snpplied  with  the  necessary 
niinitions  of  war.  0|i  reaching  the  rapid.,  ^.f  the  Mia* 
mi>  he  freighted  a  schooner,- with  the  prin«  f;ri\  ^  ^liof  his 
Imgg^ge,  that  his^  march  might  be  lightened :  but  tol# 
astoms^^ment,  the  capture  of  the  vessel  which  sooa  aller 
followeci/a^ve  him  ^e  first  informati%  of  ^e  exis^^' 
sUte  oi  n^aiiiHidSi  aiid  it  was  not  until  shortly  before  h^ 


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pf^..i^/(9rm|(^lMai;a4^^^  the  ^nM^  'mc^9mv^99et  d. 
ilnfii  Mt^^mm^  a^QQC  the  4ake,  and.  tU  foipWpiMMyMf 

•evenU  dtj»  Mora  i^  ftadicU  the  AmericMi  |^Uu  IroM 
tl^e  ^t^^  ef  oiQc  geiffriiiiwiit,  ther*  it  10  pwMhUity 
I  el^^DOTTuigy  wii|h  ffrMntjTy  .il|p|,;«pwi^^  fli«i«.ff .  «|it  jdmAir; 
(iiio;  war,  untill  itfractiMa  4«€J^^  ,tt«  BiitUh  Juiff^ 
[tiusitfoi'ey  aUiiealet  e««rij«ii^t0iiif»iicit  ftCiiiijiliir  j9|e€ii4 
I  plM  s4fd^%t  the  i^  Miaii^pttr»  «M 
ia»mewl^utilet|iib$4l»jftaiiiifoir6(Niei^^^  , 

Tll^arrml  .of  Httlli  Was  «litle  more  than  in  time  id 
yt  J^^ty  wMch  the  Bcilii^  weie  on  tht  pewl  ^of  j^ 
[^ckii)g,^^i4.JPew  .w4i  ilii»cted  lhot,»^Q«^Mt^^tlMMb|te 
iif)o»  tbi^  »^ork»  which  th^  hiMl  emcted  ^  th^  l|ip^~ 
wde  of  the  river.  9ttH/wh^he4  i!0i^ved  JtetttD»r 
|i9ii^er itoafc^ji^eji^iT^^  i^asolved  to  iMMattatrMpladf 
%Sp*H/J!^^^^^^^  side  of  the  ^lefrh^ 

[which  BiO|Q9,  liiaf  ifuld  #^  oBceeid  the  In       wmt^siiii 
cat  9ff  t|iejcoiiimtii4cati(m  witb.theiiortlHiire8t^^itabli«|i9 
[meiitai  and  the  lower  |w<9i$iH;^.    Tb^ 
»ot»  and  !^  «»  ft^^Wfhwrti,  |^  «cc. 

fp9i^f  in  «|ch  varfat,  be  empte<;o)y  proteeted.    Bj  d^ 
**Mll>i«  •  fiw^  footing  in  t»»B  iseytotry*,  another  ol^ect 
■^<^,  l^^ho  9ecur^5jthjj  inlafeMtanta,  chiefly  emk 
T|B^  from   the  United  Statei,  jwonld  he  induced  to 
1%  Jie;  AnMcican  st«j^«rdy  ond  iicii^ti^iaie  active 


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'  €ii;ihe^  tWelflli  of  jyy^'ISoll^iHili  iiie  pHh^^ 
of  his  fOfi^  ctttesd  the  river^  aild  ^r  f  fe<tble  bp^^ 
^tMitioa|^t<NdB^post^i^  Ifj^^ei^i^ea 

aptodam«tio%4oiiK4iich  he  ^ted hisfopc^'tb be  80^^ 
eion#to'l00k  dowraiU  op^io^itiotiy'^  tfareateiiiiig  desrtruc- 
^oiy  Without  Aiercy^  to  all  wliosh^itM  he  fitting  by  the 
^  of  "tm  Iiidiaii/ftftd^off^nng  ]nlt^t^^ 
tintb  who  %oirtd4oltt^^l^  But  Ats  proclamit- 

tm  "wafctMlo^rod  op  hj  no  plrom^  t^d  vigdrouB  m€^ 
oui«80gi^t  the  British  ^kwn,  whkh  at  this  time  wa# 
in  cbii4ifcio&  t^i:«9i8t;a  vigoroiis  asa^yt  Ho  e^ tented 
liimoe^intfi/'dtetaGhingcoioniela  Cass  and  M'Artburfto 
t^e  pdM^SH»k«i  of  the  €oii>i\ry  klotijg  tiie  river  JhameSy 
«i|^^Mteifed  aw4j  his  time'  iiv  uselels  skirmiibings^  A 
diarf^  Finnish  tM^  ploce  k  few  days  after  ^e  landinftd 
al^e  river  Aox  Canards^  #ith'^k^  party  of  the  enen^ 
Mstionod)  to  gnard  the  bridge,  which  drOssed  die  river  on 
Ijiie  road^^&l<l^>^<  Thr  eneitfy'  ic^s  compeHed  to  re- 
tiroixwi^  the  loss  of  eleven  killecl  H^d  wonndedj  Init 
Ihe  pttflnago  appeared  to  be  gained,  wi^  no  other  view 
tiiinb^i|gii)$HiOdial)ely  abandonod.  C' 

Hidl  abir  coiotud^)  that  Mald^  cbuljtl  not  be  miV 
0^  Wilhout  heavy  arfiUery,  ,and  a  regular  siege,  and  in 
consequence,  sat  about  making  prepulitions,  which 
ouj^t  to  "have  preceded  the  iiivasion.  Wtdle  his  procla.- 
nation  was  figuring -away  in  the  United  States,  and^  ere- 
wy  day  was  expected  to  bring  ;tihe  news  of  the  taking  of 
Maiden,  and  the  vast  advantages  which  wouHi  necessa* 
irily  follow,  this  geo^  waa  fast  losing  the  oonfidenoe 


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Vfhii  OW0  troop8,by  his  wi^nt  of  dec^oot  mifl  ii*ai«<a^ 
tj  for  oQinmaiid^ :  It  afji^ared  that  he  h«i  «»th€ar)  bgp 
come  superan^ated,  orthat  hi«  merit  ib  a.ati)M»r4in|l» 
statiop,  during  the  revolution,  waB.n^  just  criteiioi|  ff 
hi&  talents  as  a;  leader.  The  British  offic^rg^perri- 
Brock,  >yho  was  ^  mai^  of  tal^^*  wa%^t  lopg:  iii  4ii#f 
coverjiig  thekiii4  of  adv^rsaigrhe  hadtti^dffJ  m^^cf^ 

frombeiug at; first  apprehen^re  thatheiCOtt|d  not:  w|t)|i' 
s^tfid^  ,theg»|^t  «ifpe)rioiitj  of  the  Am^nciaa.iS^ce,  hit* 
gan  to  conceive  h^^pf  being  able  to  take  fdi^iMvAage  ilf 
the  inpap^itj,  of  tjie  Awwci^n.,  He  tli^wi^htftW^^^- 
^es  rf  regulars;  and  Indians,  under  the  xel^fafate^^c^ef 
Teoiimseh^  on  the  roa^d  between  tiie  state  ^of^^o  4^] 
B^^,^afi^  inten^pt  the  ^ij^ricfn  supplj^s.  JH^ 
■waS;  competed  t^.  |:urn  hf^}{Lttent|o^. t^  keeping  open  ^ 
^^mmM^U^iiQ^y  while  th«>pre0irait;ic^  ^r?^  si^gfrd^? 
M^den  J|(fvanced  at  a  8aaU%  pace*  ,^  was  not  u^lil: 

ti^  Ji^  iif ,  A^^sti  thiii ill  0  tw^nt j«foi^  pqpinc^rs  m^ 

three  howit^rs  w^re  moun^d,%i^,^^|^ |^  fa^^^^ 

^^4  loss  what  W  do  witji^^^ 
d#fi|ti^,app^i^d  eyc^j^  mon^nti  tf  |(%]|f^  pp|N^^  li^ 
[On  the  ^w^j-third  of  July,  .^  ^l^y^i.^tiiJef ^ 
lat  Michillimac^kinac  ha4;s^iin9u4^df,^,  ■^lievl^^ 
aeut^nant  Hanks,  who  cominaude^  tj^  iii^^ji|rt^| 

tres^,, was.  suddenly  encomjiassed  by  a,  bt^y  fiimj^ 
|my,anid.a  great  number  of  ][ndians^.whic||^hmw| 
Ithe.firpt  intimataon  of  hostiiitie#«    Af  it  ^"9*  -  fl^  tf^-^ 
contend  ag^nst  so  great  a  jupetiori^  <^f  fqr^J|V  ^flM^ 
cqmpeljbiijto  capitulate.  ^.VKere  beiog  iiii!ti^9||.  «ow^^ 


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k<^  III6  tfeS^att^  iii  chebk^  and  the  men  in  the  seme^ 
of  tficf^rih-westerh  iUr  c<Mnpany  be^g^  collected,  a 
liiiAidKditfle  reinfbrceqteiit  m$^t  be  expected  by  the 
Iftitbh  j^i^ral.  Huft,  alanhcKi  at  the  datiger  of  his  sit- 
irti^^f  wi^h  #ai'|;t^tlf  mtigniented  by  his  •  fears,  de- 
tpatdl^  'Ift' mei^ienger  fil'-l^taitie  to  th^  ^^erhor  of 
mibi'iltid  >i;i^'g|«iH^^  i^  at  Kiagaii. 

Tft^  l^t^niJAi^  eic^  by  thi«  iie#8  was  u^versal| 
lif^  moidb§  ^y^h  liad  be^n  i6  fain  ii^  4i<^,  iras  tiius 
lttdd0lil);iMi^iii^tdthl6^  ^ 

"'Sokinah^'ltf  nifental'^^^  ^e  ^tuatjioR  iir)is  not 

f6k4^Bpm^^,    Thef^M&ofHttliwafiyaAtly^sa)^^ 
Aitt  of ^e  Britlsbj  1^  h^yy  cahuon  was  at  lasf  j^re^is 
d^  and  mounted  on  iS^ating  batteries ;  iind  the  Ameii^ 
^^  officers  atkd' %bli(^8;  indulged  th^  isi^ctationii^ 
06bif  attemptitt^scimeChittg,:^!^^ 
iibifir  cdtintry.  %ie-day  wiiiK  aetuidiy  fbed  for'^e  m 
it^  i^^^Cfi^^^in^itiiitsslbte 

^ipf^im  #etcH^  ^bnithaiider^  to  id>attdon  M.  i^m 
^SI^imWiMiPi^'Dimx.  At  6iifc€i  ti^ir  fi<**^W^ 
if^i^iigf^^ai^^em;  ani^  t^  haiabe^  their 
^tlteliiitlftil^pifbii^ 

^|ija  tee  ridi6u!e  of  ite  enemies.    T*he  Britilli 

^I '  it  Ae  liiiiiii^^^time,  ffxHf  eMifirtned  in  die 

ii^nV'^ich  heimd  i^  ihe  •Amerie^ii  commander. 

S%e  iyMA,  tlfe  Itcbid^d  Ifihahi^nts  who  ft^i  cdnjd^d 
l^^ik  >|i)pb^  difeA  of  j^MroHietioD,  JMiU'ii^tft^alE^^- 


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fieiited  iny  4iture.€b-operiiti0ii  on  llwi  part  of  4Imi  CMMlif 
^aaiAf  who  otherwise  mijKht  luigre  ^i^m  induced  to  jAip^ 

iSholily  bMb9re-t^t'»^|wrty  M.  inched  ihe  iaxm 
"Bmin  with  a^ilitioiiAl  Jsoj^liiefs  for  tli9  Ai^iencan  om^ 
ttiKier  captain  Bu9h  ;  bntiii  oQn»^qiieii$ei|f  Afi  roa^ynir 
iiig  infe^^d  by  Indians,  wete  obliged  to  halt,  and  w^ 
n^tii  escorted'  by  a  sufficient  force.  A  detachmei^  of 
one,  hundred  ,aad  fiHy  mem  was  despatched  under  nu^ 
Yanhom,  who  was  attacked  near  Brownstown^>  bgr  Miaw 
perior  force  ofithe  enemyfrand  after  a  severe  conlettb^wMl 
compelled  to  retrekt^  wi^  the  loss  of  lun^ti^ieii  UHod  an^ 
wounded  ;  of  the  former,  captain  GikreasetrMMNluUpclb 
and  Bostler ;  bf  the  latter,  <sq>taan  Vlff. 
.,  On  the  return  of  this  party,  it  waa  deemed  an  dfajieci 
of  serioos '  conse^'oence  to  mak^  an  effort  ta  clears  thft 
roadk.  While  t^  enemyi  well  knowing  that  anotfeieViiStH 
tempt  wonld  soon  hmi  made,  poated  a  nijiii^  rli|i^  iioice 
of  regulars  and  Indians^  at  a  place  rallftif  Ti|gTnip;,  jn, 
advance  pf  the  former  scene  of  action.  Fovi^a  iejM^e*' 
which  had  now  become  of  the  first  importani&%A^  Alaeii- 
can  general  selected  the  veteran  colonel  jllillei^^  wi^i 
three  hundred  regulars  of  the  4th  regiment^  and  abM 
two  hundred  militia.  On  the  ninth  of  August,  thedl^ 
after  HuU  had  evacuated  the  Bntish  territory,  the  gal- 
lant Miller,  although  advancing  with  great  caution,  wa9^ 
attacked  by  the  enemy  from  an  ambuscade.  His  adr 
vance  guard,  under  captain  Snelling,  was  suddenly  en- 
tsompass^  on  all  sides  by  Indiana  and  British  f  tail:  h#. 


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1^  ibiili^^off/iiiItU  svecoili^d^^  tfie  miuil  iN^y;  ^Atf 
Mlmiat^d  actioii  took  pUe^  f  «aer  keepmg  up^  a  cliargii 
u{Mmv^:Jiritisl|  rigitUrd^  wkojfofii^t  und^  cover  i>f«r 
Innst^work  of  legS'Mfd  trees*  They  were  kimediately 
ittptlod  I  ibttt  the  Indiatts-ttnder  Teewnsdi;  in  the  mroodM 
Oil4i»eh  8ide,%^iitai&6d  the  contest  for  seine  tkne  long^ 
er.  The  ^etffiny  was  finallj  compelled  to  retire,  and' 
were  driven  io  ^eir  boats,  in  which  thoj  preoipHalteljr 
^iniMrked.  -The  American  loss  ui  ^is  afl^  was  fifUei^ 
killed  0kd  fifty  wounded  $  that 'bf  the^Biitish  was  aboat 
ik»  mn^i  1^0  AmericMt  ifoce  was  so  much  fatigued' 
&jr  ithia  BClioib'*Vhich  lasted  tiiree  hours,  ihat  they  baited 
^tfae  g^iid,  andtke  next  day  receeived  orders  from 
Hioill  to  return  to  Detrmt.  It  had  been  resolved  to  bpeu 
II^QOfanmilibatioil  with  captun  Busl^  through  the  woodsy 
i«l4%'^  purpose  colon^ls^Cass  and  Miller  werede-- 
liAv^lllN^ift  strcffl§  detachment  of  £      bundled  men.    i. 

llii|^f|;^i||^||^^^  4de,  and  attafk^ 

JiOf  ifuM*^   Pt^^^  opposite  Detroit,  ond  <m 

t^^^^^ij|i^4eist  over  a'flag,  demanding  in  form,  the 
8^irt«n4«a^  of  Ae  America  in  which  he  magnir 

^jiisiirceria  regulars  and  Indians,  in  the  most  fright- 
ftlSnanneki  Hull,  however  returned  few  answeiv  that 
the  place  wouldbeidefended  to  thelastextremity. 

The  iiext  day,  the  enemy  waa^  discovered  xrossing  the 
river  for  the  i  purpose  of  stacking  the  fort.  Hull,  the 
evening  before  had  sent  to  recall,  by  forced  marchesi  the 
dtftwhinent  utt^  Millw  and  Caw,     No  preparations 


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'^ere  made  by  himi  to  opppse  the  landing  of  the  Brkiali 
troops;  6ut  the  Atncricana  were  so  idispoaed  behind  til* 
picketing  and  fences  of  the  village,  and  in  the  fort,  ai^  !• 
«nnoy  his  advance*  On  an  eminence,  two  twenty-four 
pounders,  charged  with  grape,  were  postedin  a  situatioii 
to  sweep  the  advancing  columns  of  the  invader :  add  t« 
tiiis,  the  ietadhment  out  on  duiy,  might  be  expected  to 
arrive  in  time  to  partake  in  Ihe  action,  and  assail  the  en* 
emyin  the  rear.  At  teff  o'clock,  the  British  force,  about 
seven  hundred  strong,  and  some  skulking  Indians,  wer» 
seen  to  advance  in  the  direction  in  which  they  would 
meet  certain  destruction  5  when  suddenly,  aud  wiliiout 
the  sligtest  cause,  the  American  commander  gaVe  ordert 
for  the- troops  to  abandon  theiir  podtion^^,  and  betake 
themselves^to  the  fort,  While  the  officers  commanding  the 
heavy  artillery, -were  enjoined  not  to  fire*  In  the  midst 
1^  this  strange  su^nsj&y  the  British  stiU  coutiniielt  slow- 
ly and  cautiously  to  advance.  The  American  geiieral 
seemed  to  liave  lost  all  presence  of  mind,  and  to  hxtt' 
been  under,  the- inilnence  of  the  most  unaccQuntal^ 
panic.  He  filled  his  mouth  with  tobacqo  until  it  could 
hold  no  more,  andihen  daubed  his  face  with^  ibe  saliva, 
until 'tie  mig^t  almost  have  been  mistaken  for  an  In^ 
dian.  In  this  state  of  mind,  he  ordered  a  white  flag  to  be 
suspended  from  the  fort,  in  token  of  submission^  A  Bri- 
tish oflicer  who  rode  up  to  ascertian  the  cause,  could 
hardly  believe  it,  until  the  capitulation  was  made.  The 
astonishment  and  mortification  of  the  Americans,  at  be- 
ing thus  surrendered,  can  only  be  imagined,  ^d  was  ob"* 

3» 


I       i 


30 


ji.\ 


'."A 


HISTOBY  OF  THE  WAB* 


■>t*r#/ 


Igr  e<|iaille4  bj  the  grief  which  overspread  their  cbiinfi^ 
ti#lieiii[tca]iie  to  be  made  known.  » 

TheBritigh  were  put  in  possession  of  the  whole  of -the 
fcovince,  with  aU  tiie  public  stores  and  arms,  among 
which  were  several  tropihies  of  the  revolution*  The 
i&iherican  troops  remained  prisoners  of  war/and  were 
convejed  to  Montreal  and  fort  Gheorge.  The  American 
general  was  afterwiirds  tried,  and  condemned  to  suffer 
death;  but  in  consequence  of  his  advanced  years,  and  his 
irevoliitionary  servicer,  he  was  pardoned. 

The  consequences  of  this  alfoir  were  of  the  most  seri- 
CUs  kind.  Nearly  twenty  millions  of  dollars  were  ex- 
Ipende^,  before  we  w««  enabled  to  regain  our  lost  posses- 
iions  f  and  it  frustrated  all  our  ulterior  plans.  The 
bloody  contest,  in  which  so  many  of  our  brave  country. 
Hl^  itfterwards  perished,  from  Niagara  upwards,  was 
tersely  the  result  of  this^one  man's  cowardice.  One 
Mitt  step  in  the  be^nning,  oftel^  recjuires  twenty  to  re- 
Utef^  the  miifortttnes  whichf^^ow.  / 


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'i)^"S«i^i'i. 


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.ij?s:.  ..f^v?-^-^' ■■-■'-"'-■■ 


JV*ava{  •^ajrp-*(^apture  of  the  Guerriere'''''%MLvai 

I         Ftcfories. 


No  flooner  was  the  war, declared,  than  our  little  navy, 
in  gallant  trii^,  issued  in  seperate  ships,  or  small  squad- 
rons, fro^n  the  different  ports ;  and  a  hundred  privateerft 
soon  after  darted  upon.^e^.  The  naiional  chagriJi 
had  scarcely  worn  off,  when  the  general  attentidn  ^A 
directed  towards  the  ocean.  It  was  not  long  before  the 
trident  was  torn  from  the  grasp  of  Biitain,  and  t^e  re^ 
erosa  laid  at  the  feet  of  victoi^us  America. 

Comtnodore  fiod^rs  piii  to  sea  in  jilne,  and  steered 
In  pui«uit  of  the  West-India  cwvby.  W^fle  flius  m- 
ga^d»  }ie  gave  ^hase  to  the  Belvidera,  «l  Bntish  f^igal^, 
le^yiiighis  squadron  in  the  rear.  BUtthe  enemy  lieitig 
a  faster  saifor^  i^d  having  other  advantagesr^lffeetisdhekr 
escape,,  though  nfot  without  loss.  Tke  ^commddorti  r^- 
celved  a  tevere  wound,  ajidhad  nineteen  of  hismien  Mt- 
i^  b^  %e  burs^dngjof  $  guii.  The  squadron  ^en  crossed 
ilie^Atlittitlii^  iu^  tlimrti(>naisy  by  wfUch 


^7  ''-* 


3d        ^X    'J      HISTORTOF  THE   WAR-         'f'f  "  v;  : 

the  return  of  the  American  commerce  was  much  facili- 
tated, arrived  at  Boston  with  several  prizes.  - 

The  Essex  and  other  national  vessels  sailed  about  the 
same  time,  llie  Constitution,  captain  Hull,  was  chased 
for  ]two  days,  btft  through  consummate  seamanship  of 
fills  commander,  she  escaped.     I  ^ ,  ^ 

Tliese  events  prepared  the  public  for  something  of  a 
splendid  character,  but  the  occurrence  which  soon  after 
took  place,  far  transcended  our  most  sanguine  hopes, 
btiieskill  and  gallantry  of  our  naval  comiiianders,  the 
nation  reposed  the  h^hest  confiitcnce  :'b\itihejhad  not 
jet  been  matched  with  the  boasted  lords  of  the  sei^. 
The  British  looked  to  victory  wi^  the  confidence  of  a 
people  habituated  to  conquer.  They  seeih^d  to  have  no 
other  wish  than  to  prevail  on  the  Api^ricans  to  iheet 
th^m.  Better  for  , them  that  meeting  had  never  tAketk 
fiUtce;'  The  Guerriere,  one  of  the  finest  frigates  that 
ever  (ctestcended  upon  t^e  ocean,  vaiihtin^y  displayed 
lier  poident  wit^  a  vafiety  of  insulting  mottos- before  the 
Ameiicaii  harbors.  |ler  commoiort  began  to  fear  ^at 
no  foe  could  be  jfouiid  sufficiently  bold  tore&coiinter  him; 


]!«»■  beaiiDg  dowiVf^^  ^^?^4^^  i*"?^^^^^^  ^^^"^ 
jffVMtch.    F,or  some  timie  Aey  triecl  eicVo^her>  1^9|ia 

nayal  manQeuvring )  bui Jfee  Guemere,  induig;^ 


iBg  was  to  be^aineid  in  this  way,  poured  out 
Mdes.    Cb^t was.herWonderipfindffi^^ 


;  -^^ 


NAY  AX  AFFAimS,  &C. 


S8 


atquaiDted  with  the  use  of  their  guns.    Severai  of  HulF 
brtt?e  fallows  had  fallen,  still  the  enemy's  fire  was  not 
returned. '  The  souls  of  the  American  crew  were  firef 
still  they  patiently  waited  tiie  orders  of  their  command- 
er.    That  momjgiit;  pregnant  with  so  much  glory  to  them«> 
selves  and  to  their  country,  came  at  last.    Sailing-mas- 
.ter  Aylwin  had  admirably  seconded  the  views  Qf  th^ 
cbmnkander,  and  orders  were  given  to  fire,  broadi^ide-at- 
terfn^a^lsid^  in  quick' btK^cession:*  The  work  wa^  done^ 
as'  if  by  the  thuhdeiix^  of  Jove.^    In  fifteen  minutes^ 
the  proud  frigSte  was  a  wreck ;  in  fifteen  more,  her  fiag 
eilme  dowAf  and  the  vessel  was  on  the  point  of  sinking. 
^'^JFree  trade  and  sailors*  rights,*^  triumphed  over, tKe 
tyrants  of  the  seirs.       ~ 

Great  wa^  the  disproportion  between  the  killed  and 
[the  wounded  of  the  adven^e  fr%ate8.    The  Guerriere 
[had  fifteen  killed  and  sixty  wounded ;  theXronstitution« 
[seven  killed  and  seven  wouiided.    One  hour  s^terr. the 
Lm^rican  would  have  been  ready  to  try  the  fortune  of 
irms  with  another  Englishman.    The  d^ortraent  ^  the; 
|Amencans  to  their  prie^oners,  was  the  most  generous  and 
lumane.    The  prize  was  burnt  and  blown  up,  it  being 
ittWrly  impossible  to  bring  her  in.    After  making  a  few 
captures,    the  Censtitution  returned  oa  the   twentjfr- 
icopd  of  September;  i  s 

Thenfews  of  this  glorious  affair,  sptmd  on  the  wings 
Ijfihij^  windy  overthe^surface  of  our  country.  Full,  in- 
'  ^A  was  oiir  recomjpense  for  past  misfortunes.  All  the 
circumstance  of  thi»  unparralleled  QWkj^i  were  of  jftf 


^■;''f 


TT-':'^    'X  r-'''^^i^X''''.     ^::-'^'' 


an  HISTOBT  OV  TBS  WAB*      • 

moat  ideftfliiig  kind.  At  WNBe  reward  for  tbb  signal 
wt.tiHiii  ctiuntiy,  Wl  wai  presented  with  the  freedomti 
c#  all  the  cities  through  which  he  passed  on  his  waj  toi 
tile  seat  of  governnent^  andjon  the  meeting  of  Congresst 
a  liberal  allowance  was  made.tohiniself  and  bis  crewi 
in  consequence  of  his  inability  to  bring  the  enemj^ 
ship  into  port* 

From  this  time  to  the  close  of  ^  war«  the  Americaii 
MWSpapers  were  filled  with  accounts  of  naval  explo^t^ 
performed  both  in  pnvate  and  public  arnied  v^ssels^ 
^Saptain  PoHer,  in  the  Enwx,  in  a  daring  maunet  ct^t 
out  a  brig  from  a  convoy,  and  found  on  board  fo^rteea 
thousand  dollars  in  specie,  and  one  hundred  and  fiftj> 
soldiers.  He  afterwards  captured  the  Alert,  (wbicji 
was  in  s^arcli  of  the  Hornet,)  and,  was  on,  the  p^Knt  of  ^ 
engaging^  a  frigate*  when  he  was  separated  b^  tbe 
•liproach  of  ni^t,  but  in  the  morning  she  hac:  iisfp- 

|ieared.  ! 

The  Pi^sident  sailed  again  in  October,  and  captured, 
the  British  packet  Swallow,  wit|}i  two  hundred  Ih^Risand 
dollars,  on  board.  The  Argus,  which  parted  from  the 
Squadron,  w^s  alsc  fortunate.  .She  captured  several 
valuable  prizes,  and  after  various  narrow  escapes,  ar- 
rived at  U»t  in  safety  at  New- Ywk. 

The  gallantjcomodore  Decatur,  in  the  frigate  United 
States,  added  another  laurel  to  those  which  ajre^y 
graced  his  brow.  On  the  tw^ty-fifth  of  October,  he  fell 
in  with  the  Macedonian,  captain  Garden,  a  Bri^h  frig- 
»(a  of  the  laii^st  claas.    Th^  engagement  lasted  iwo 


\   - 


VAYA&  AKTAIBS^  &C. 


^ 


h<Nir8,  in  eonsequence  ef  the  rougliness  of  the  seas.  The 
fire  of  the  American  was  so  remarkable,  that  the  eoemjr 
at  one  moment,  thoug|ht  her  on  fire,  lieutenants  iPuA 
and  Allen,  were  highlj  disti||guished  in  thb  affair  ^  the 
former  unhappily  received  %  mortal  wound.  The  com- 
modore aafelj  reached  New-Tork  with  -his  prize,  ani 
was  received  with  the  applause  of  his  counti;y.  > 

Tte  national  illuminations  had  scarcely  heen  extiii* 
guished,  and  the  sound  of  rejoicing  ceased,  when  anoth* 
cr  naval  victory  was  announced,  won  after  •  short,  but 
to  the  enemy  a  most  suiguinary  conflict,  which  served 
to  place  the  American  naval  superiority  beyond  all 
doubt.  .Captain  Jones,  of  the  Wasp,  a  sloop  of  War,  fett 
in  withth^  Frolick,  of  twenty-two  guns>,  captain, Whin*- 
yates.  The  superiority  was  somewhat  on  the  sida  of 
ik»  Briton.  At  first  the  chances  appeared  m  his  favor; 
the  rig^Hig  of  the  Wasp  had  suffered  in  a  gale  the  day 
before,  and*  the  roughness  of  the  w«ter  prevented  the 
'Americans  from  bringing  their  guns  to  bear  with  their 
usiualrefect.  The  engagement  last^  nearly  an  hour; 
the  vessels  gradually  nearing  each  other,  until  the  ram» 
m^  tpttcfaed  their  sides*  The  Frolick  was  at  length 
taken  by  boarding.  Inforty  minutes  after  they  came  to 
close  quarters,  the  Americans  were  in  possession  of  the 
Frdic  Her  decks  exhibited  a  most  shi»cktng  spectacle  i 
her  rigi^nghad  been  completely  cut  up,  and^  b^th  ^ecka 
^ei^Slrew^  with  the  dead  and  wounded.  Pa  Ameii> 
eanir,  on  tMs  occ^asion,  diiplayed  their  ch«ra^ei^tic  htt'> 
tmaiifk    Theioss  da  boant  thr  Fraiic,  i^as  l|ifi^MUM 


HISTOET  <nr  TBB  W4II. 


it 


«iid  fiftj  wounded,  that  of  the  Wasp  wa»  only  five  kil- 
M'Mid  five  jvounded.  Both  these  vesseli  were  some 
di^ff  afterwards  captnred  by  the  Proctiers^  seventy-four, 
C^tured  Beresford. 

Never  was  any  war  so  wonderfully  successful,  as.  that 
lira|ied  ap^mt  the  Goliah's  of  the  ocean.  The  first  year  - 
#f  tiic  war  was  a  continued  series  of  naval  victories.  ^  In 
a  fem  mnths,  the  enemy  lost  upwards  of  two  hundred 
a;hd.^ty.  merchant  vessels,  two  of  her  frigates,  and  sev 
eral  jonaller  public  vessels,  while  they  had  nothing  iJb 
phce  in  5the  opposite  scale.  In  Great  Britain,  these 
marvellous  deeda,  at  first  disbelieved,  soon  produced  a 
deep  chagprip,  and  even  dismay.  The  main  pillar  of  her 
atrength  waatom  away.  Uu willing  to  acknowledge  the 
superivrity  of  Ihenew  enemy,  she  sought  to  deceive  her- 
self by  idle  estimates  of  the  comparative  force,  ai^d  by 
ilie  ii^vention  of  fancied  mishaps:  had  we  lived  in  ah 
age  (9faupertition,»it  would  all  have  been  attributed  to 
magic.  Her  evasions  reminded  ua  of  the  grimace  and 
ingenious  paradox  of  the  knight  of  the  rueful  counte- 
nance. •■  :,  . 
.  On  the  lal^es*  jihose  vaat  interior-  seas,  whose  bor^- 
ders  are  desjdhed  to  become  the  joyful  residence  of  mil- 
lions of  our  fellow  creatures,  tiiere  appeared  to  be  an 
approaching  nayal  struggle.  The  first  nival  octurrencc 
(^  any  importance,  terminated  most  happy  for  this  counr 
'  try.  The  Caledonia,  and  the  brig  Adams,' loaded  witii 
furs,  iiad  came  down  *he  lake  ^rly  in  October,  and  an- 
chored under  the  guns  of  the  British  fort.    lieuleaai^ 


ir4TAXi  AVIAISS,  Itc. 


Sf 


BUi^t,  of  the  navj  who  had  some  short  time  before  arrif  • 
ed  with  a  aumber  of  our  brave  tars,  in  order  to  provide  % 
naval  force,  early  in  the  morning  slipped  down  with 
some  of  his  gallant  fell ows»  boarded  and  carried  the  two 
vessels.  In  ten  minutes  afterwards,  he  was  under  wajy 
but  the  Adams  unfortunately  ran  aground  before  be' 
could  secure  her  i  the  other,  however,  was  safely  brought 
off,  and  was  found  to  have  on  boeri},  two  hundred  thou* 
saod  dollars  worth  of  fnri. 


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*mA  'i:nmxy$i  ■-..,■■;-  '  v^?;. 

Ml 

J^le  of  Qmenstoitin'-'General  Smyth  assumes  the  com^ 
mdm^Colonel  Pike's  incuriioru       ,. 

,  -^    -     •'  .  ,   .■     ■  .     •"    ■    •   ■ 

During  the  summer  and  autumi|,  a  considerable  force 
waft  collected  alon^  the  Niagara*  consisting  of  regulars 
and  im1iiia>  4>ccupying  th^  best  position  for  following  i^ 
the  Mow  to  be  struck  by  liull.  The  spirit  of  the  naitioa 
hlkd  recovered  from  the  mortifying  occurrenee  already 
detidledf  while  the  success  of  our  navy  had  awakened  in 
^  breast  of  ererj  American,  an  ardent  wisfi  to  re- 
ftbfOte  the  konciir  of  thfi  country.  An  incident  which  oc- 
6ittt«d  in  this  iquarter,  kindled  this  ardour  to  its  utmost 

''Kmi^t;  thik  was,  the  capture  of  the  British  vessels  on 

_  tfiiilake,  which  we  have  related  in  the  iastehapter.  The 
American  forces  now  commanded  by  general  YanHeni* 

~  selaer,  bescu^t  him  to  lead  them  against  the  enemy. 

'  0nwilting  to  damp  iliheir  ardon  and  at  the  same^time 


tk- 


1 


BA13WI«  l>»  ^^^»E«fjmrlHli^  &c. 


^iteriflg  him^eK  w|*itbe<b^of  Ibpiiig;  tW#*os  iwoe  the 
opposite  *hdrei  ^wi.by^.liMi^  fli«MI»  ialwrcqit^fce :«|l» 
Biunicatioiv  ojf  the  Mnmy  aboye,  fs  w^lU*  fejtK  ihe  lumrn 
piDTiaceBy,  maieriailly  iisgigt^  fore0&^  1k^  Weit  «biii 
to  i^ly  aiidexpei  the  iii!vli<l^i%oCM^  ^^  ul 

'Acc^4inglj9  on  ^e  tvrell&  of  Octoller#  llw  ccifb 

«^:  three   liuikhred.  «»eiii    «»dfer  JcoloBel  rVip»' "^ 

jOK.lSfiilany^  t»4  tb»  arlitlory^  j^  fitokl^Mii 
gpocl  Jieir  iaiidi^  jii  tim  fiu^^«f^  «l«i^balt» 
f^%  ^  i«^|diy  itoirtiMfll;  the  k^glifair >f>o^^ 
^ef^i^I|Vi9i(  €<^ii^elel}r  of  tho,  Xknivd*  tluMri^  /  1^ 

^p|.i4Q|ilM^ jmclj^i^sitdii^r  M^^^^i^  mmM^ 
If ^|^(|  furp^soy  cHf^n^WheiK  flmqmtdi  1^^ 

^€|^f^  HI  jMrder  \to>  soettl^  whal  ^  sftoiM:  ibf^i  fmiirtl 

l^ostas  soQnriaif  ^  had  ioiodie^  ;.  ki«t;  wilk  umlivtilii 
4rmiiei%  h^ftilV^^tinued  4o  giv«  oiTflors^  ^lliHit  |t|9 
^~e  «f  ci^isiiiii&,  they  wfr*»  jotnod^  |if  oolf «^  jSeoJ% 
^^p  had  ms^n  a  ilipid  laai^  mrjjt^  Us  ii^lbr:f^'|Mftite 
,  to  share  th«  honors  oif  the  day.  The  British  .widm4il^f¥^ 
in  1^1  dir^«tJQiiSy  but-  t^on  after  Tftvtne^*.  w|t|k  Mge 
leinforcemems  of  regulars  and  bld^s,  M*  Jj^i^tfu^iil 
O^ock  in  person^  i^early  three  times  the  nmnb^  of  ^ 
jtotrieans*  This  adcKtional  force  wa»  fierclj^  witfisto^ 
aM  comptflled  to  retire  with  /disgrace.  The 
|PMi«l,  4|»9i^d  al  Ami  c^Mkaet  of  hiaf  Ifof^^ 


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BIjITORT  07  THB  WAB. 


a  second  time  to  the  charge;,  but  while  in  the  apt  of 
ttiging  Ihem  on,  he  fell,  mortally  wounded  ;  and  they 
once  more  gave  way.  It  was  now  four  o'clock^  three 
Mmm  had  the  foe  been  routed ;  alt  that  was  requisite 
to  comj^ete  the  business  of  the  day,  was  for  Ithe  volun- 
ieOi^  on  tiie  opposite  shore  to  cross  over,  and  reap  the 
ktureb  which  had  been  won.  The  general  crossed  over 
.Ibr^^ia  purpose,  but  what  pen  can  desribe  the  vexatioii 
whifih  filled  his  heart,  when  he  found  that  they  had  con* 
^UutiUmfll  objections  to  Crossing  the  straight!  no  per- 
iltaaio^s  could  prevail  on  them.  Alas  !  alas  !  how  un- 
accounti^l^  are  the  actions  of  men.'  On  one  page  of  this 
«f|iir«  AnieriGaiis  will  dwell  with  delight,  from  the  next 
^y  will  turn  with  disgust.  The  regulars  and  volun- 
teers on  Ae  Canada  side,  Waited  in  vain  for  the  aid  o^ 
tljeiiT .  Gomriides.  The  clouds  of  war  we#ei  onice'  more 
ifitherinf  ari^nd  them.  The  enismy  returned  to  thi 
'^  dombat,  goaded  by  shrnnoy  by  n^,  4^d  by  the  hope  o^ 
iubduing  numbers  so  inferior.  For  an  hour,  the  figh< 
Itged  ^th  unexampl^ed  fury;  a  few  of  the  Amencatis 
ittempted^a  retreat  to  their  own  Shore,  but  the  greater 
pkt  w^ifre  Ht  last  compelled  to  yield  to  ovei^owii^ 

iiur.:bbi^^''.-' '  ■''•',''. 

A  *iiiAber  of '^American   officers  were  highly  diik 

languished.  General  Wadsworth,  of  the  volunteers,  co- 
lonels Van  Rensselaer  Christie  and  Scott,  were  much 

•  ajbpTaiided ;  as  also  capiainsWool,  Gibson,  Ogilvie,  Arm- 
strong, And  many  others.  A(>out  sixty  were  killed,  one 
hundred  wounded,  and  about  a  thousand  tidien  prisoners^ 


^' 


N^^ 


^  BATTXE  OF  OFBEN  iTOWir,  StC.      it 

The  ftritisli  forty^iath,  called  the  «*Invmciblc8/'  form- 
ed a  part,  of  their  force,    ii'he  toss  oif  the  enemjr  was 
^eryconsideri^ie  in  killed  wd  wpund^^      > 
*^-  On  t^^^         of  general  Brock^  general  8heaf e  .sue* 
C|>ede4  to  iht  command .    In  many  thiii|g;s  he  Vaa  wuit- 
inir,  ill  the  regard  to  the  dudes  of  hui^anitTr  whlcli 
might  have  been  expectied  from  a  generous^  enemy.   'II|: 
imposed  no  restraint  upon  the  sayages^  who  were  per?? 
mitWd  to  practise  theiriionid  treatment, to  thedead  aii4 
wounded*    Buring  the  funeral  of  general  Brock,  nuAUte 
s^ns  were  fired  from  the  American  fort*  as  a  testimont 
i^respfcjt  for  tho^aracter  of  a  brs^ye  enm 
..:..y^:^aa  a  m(>st  uiifprtunate  cii^^^  the 

v^meric^ns  fsule^  in  their  attempt  on  ihO;  ^snada  sKorf^. 
](t  became  aft:^rwa,r^s  the^If^rious  theatre  of  Ajnenca;^' 
vfiior,;.  JN^t  1^4we-i^bt2dned  n^  troops  w^iiM 


|pom  ftose  which  follpwed;  ■ 

J  in  |i^e  (^umof  ttu^ 

^es  9f  ^  wa^     Considerable  execu^on  was  ^e 
"j|lj^  An^aic^s^  with  compwrativdy  triBing  injuiy  by 

J?,fffi^?^  ^^7^»  of  j*te  i^^  of. 

fi^  who  ato^*  }api  as  a  Sptitian,  iwit  wh<^  had  iiot 
,9fe<wp  ^ma^lf  in,  iSie  field.  Desirous  of  contrasting  his 
i^H^^^^th  those  of  his  predecessor,  lie  set  about  making 


V 


■,J^'**'^i»j««>**"«««i'»-  A-,      jf  . 


4t 


HISTORY  07  TUB   WAB* 


i'T^.€' 


preparations  for  a  more  successfuli  invasion  of  tKe.  *"ba- 
njada  shore,  before  the- close  of  the' season,  although  it 
was  now  far  aclvanced.  On  examining  the  ground,  he 
fancied  that  the  failure  of  the  former  attempt  wa^  to  be 
i^ibuted  to  the  Judicious  selection  of  the  place  oi^  land- 
ing. He  first  issued  a  proclamation,  calling  on  VoJuSi 
teers  from  alj  ijuarters  5  aiid  otf  the  seventeenth  6f 
November,  announced  to-thearmy  of  the  centric,  his  *th- 
tenti(m  of  crossing  int6, Canada.  Ij  was  not,  hoW^V^i*! 
until  the  twenty-^llghth..bf  N^  that  Ml  thin^ 

W«^  prepared  for'the  intended  enterprize.  Two  detafcKi 
mehts,  one  jinder  colonel  Winder,  and  the  oth^r  under 
colonel  Bbestler,  were  to  cross  before  day,  to  seize  the 
batteries,  and  keep  them  until  the  main  body  should  pass 
tie  river.    At  tli]^  o'clock  they  got  und^r  ^ijgh,  iii  t€n 
fo^s,  but  o^  approaching  the  shore,  they  foiind^  the  ene- 
my a|>prised,  and  actually  opened  a  lire  tlje' whole  l^ngm 
of  their  batteries?     Tihe  gj-eater.  g^^ 
force  was  compellc^d  ^  put  6&cfe,*  naving  ^en  carried 
4oiitn  by  the  current,  which  is  li^e ,  exceedingly  r^pid. 
Two  small  detachments  alOneefecteS  a  Undipg^  ike 
under  coIoa^V  Boestl'er,  the  other  under  c^^ta^i^  Jai^^ 
at  ifistant  points  fi^mxeach  other;  %ut 'mi|m| a boW' 
assault,  and  ai;  the  sfime  time  raising  a  shouti  thi^  V^^ 
wern  induced  to  believe  tluitt^  interme^atc  .spiw^ 
occupied  by  the  whole  American  a|Tiiy,  arid  tieff  iflrefcj- 
pitateiy  from  their  posts,  lea^g  *il  tlie  batteries  uri- 
defended.    The  boats  which  returned  lo  the  Americaii 
side,  by  their  report  produced  a  suspense  in  the  mi^d  of 


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J 


BATTLfe   OF^trtiElisTOWif;    &c. 


.¥$ 


the  geheml,  in  conse<iuence  of  bis  ignorance  of  the 
fate  of  tFie  handfult  6f  niefa  who  had  effected  their 
landifig.  Two  thousand  men,  who  Were  eh)barke<f, 
waited  impatiently  for  or<^ei'9  to  move,  biit  the  coiti:- 
tifander  stilF  hesitated  what  to  del.  Ah  equal  iiumber 
paraded  on  tke-  shore,  ^i  readiness  to  proceed  as  a  re- 
serve. In  the  mean  time  day  began  to^dawn,  and  the 
l^nemy  having  rallied  his  'force>  was  greaitly  astonished 
tafiiid  thekivadiiig  fttde  scar«.ely  exceeded  thirty  men, 
who^  were  made  prisoners  of  war.  The  British  force 
thus  66Uectedi  Wre  lie^s-  than  ISve  huiidred  men,  bjat' 
bonceiiUkig  th^utsetves  in'  the  woodsy  and  winding  their 
bug^e^  iultify,  induced  a  belief  that  their  numbers  were 
very  great;  General  ^^yth  concluded,  that  any  fiiir-v 
ther^rosedutioivbf  this  ihvl^sion  liquid  be  useless,  there- 
for^ attnottpced  its  aban^donmeht,  greatly  to  the  diif^ 
satisfiiction  tif  his  troops,  ivho  werci  dn  this  occtt^^o^, 
earnestly  desirotir  (^"wipi^  aWay  the  'stain'  (^i^^ 
former  disgrace.  It  was  with  difficulty  that  he  couW 
calm  their  minds  by  declaring  his  intention  of  making 
a  more  effectual  attempt.  ^         ' 

On  thfc  Tuesday  following,  the  troops  were  actually 
embarked,  and  geheral  Porter,  who  was  to  leM  the 
van,  anxiously  waited  the ^ordera  to  proceed.  X  Every 
thing  promised  success,  ^is  far  as  depended  on  the 
good  conduct,  of  the  troops.  Suddenly,  to  the  aston- 
ishment of  the  who'e  army,  orders  were  issued 'by  the 
general,  announcing  his  intention  of  renouncing  the 
inviusion  fqr  %^  seosimy  and  to  retire  into  winter  quar- 


n 


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'i-,^i..^i*j; 


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44 


»M8T»»^  «» ,T«f  I^»ft 


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tersv  The  disconient  of ,  th^  Ainiesrican  volunteers,  thus 

dUf^p^intedy  was  not  cbnfined  to  murmurs  y  manj 

Ihr^tj^nefl  the  Jit«  ^if  theVgeaeral,  ,w^^yas  comp^^^^ 

jed  to  pia^eja  g^ard  near  uiis  person  for  hif,  sfiffty*  v 

'     Th^  general,  after  ^nd|fi(V|»u|n9g  to  es^lisli  hif 

/.courage ^nd  prudencev  ^J<  P^^Henging  genital Pj^rter^ 

.of  the  New-York  volunteers*  thought  proper  to  r^tir^ 

{from  the  command.    He  withd^e^  to  his.  seat  in  Vir- 

,^nifi>  where  he.  was  .permitted  tp  reajiaiii  /|ui?t]y:dj^- 

,ring  the  war.     ./  ■  \:  ..^^,.^,,  'i^^.^K-mii,  ^u.-n  ■<;^j^,yv:Ur 

The  forces  collated  ^n^^  ^t.  t^wiieBce,  i(ir^K  Ihf 

exception  of  some  Blight  skirmishes^  ^^  liUle  wiM^y 

of  being   reeorded.     On  tho  ininete^th  ojr>O0tober» 

.colonel  Pikoy  k  promising  ^nd  rising  officeiTy  already 

in|^j  esteemed  us  an  entjerpnsing  i^d  clui(i^ou8  sol- 

:^fr»  janiicle  im  incursion  into  Cani^dia*  deflated  a  body 

^  Jli^tisK  119^  In^^^MIs,  destroyed  a  b^kiho^ie)  an^  r^ 

.tii|iM|#  wl^^iiTy  ive^ii^if^n  w«^Afle^ 


\\\ 


^'. 


'y 


-    €HAWER  VI. 


Ws  retnirn  to  the  affairs  of  the  west,  afiei^  the  inelati- 
|<ft«t J  smrender  of  Hull.  Nearer  the  scese  hf  act^«i 
jibe  western  states  were  more  deeply  cha|;nne(J,  than 
[other  parts  of  the  union.  Many  of  their  citizens  had 
sen  compelled  to  share  in  the  burthen  of  thelieavy  disr 
[grice.  <  In  the  re-action  of  the  public  feeUngs,  an  enthu- 
siastic spirit  was  enkindled)  and  the'  ^dedire  of  regaining 
the  conquered  territory,  and  of  avenging  the  insult,  urn- 
[Viffrs'all/ prevailed.  At  Louisville;  and  Newport,  large 
tkodte^  of  volunteers  were  continually  collecting ;  in^he 
[state  of  Ohio,  at  several  points,  a  similar ^alacrity  had 
:ollected  large  bodies  of  piivate  qilizeii  ^  who  had  sud* 
lenly  taken  up  arms.  Indeed,  the  numbers  flocking  to 
the  places  of  rendezvous,  rendered  it  necessary  that 
>rder6  should  be  bsued  to  prevent  the  assemblage  of 


:-ff-'. 


».%■ 


46 


0I8TQBY   OV  THE   WAK* 


>'#- 


■*,-, 

•^^•l 


r  ■> 


tooops,  so  far  exceeding  the  necessities  of  the  occasion ; 
whole  companies  were  dismissed  as  supernumerary. 
C^eneral  Harrison,  the  most  popular  military  man  to 

'  the  westward,  was  called  to  the  command  of  the  volun- 
teers, and  such  of  Jugulars  as  had  been  collected*  This 
took  place  in  Septeniber.  His  first  step  after  organiz- 
ing, his  force,  and  distributing  it  to  the  most  important 
points,  was  tp  relieve  the  frontier  posts,  now  in  great 
danger,  and  to  send  detachments  in  various  directions 
into  the  Indian  country.  One  of  these,  fort  Harrison, 
sitaated  on  the  Wabash,  hMll^n  in  the  nfeah  time  at- 
tacked by  a  large  body  of  Indians  in  tlie  night ;  the  situ- 

.  tti(»E>r  tliB  besieged  was  at  one  moment  ckspei^is^  .in 
consequence  of  ^e  wooden  barracks  within  the  picStet- 1 
ttpgluiving  beeft  s^t  ^n  fim;  nothing  b|i|%3tfwil^lEtf>Ie 
cotolnesa^  theri)minanding  officer,,  captain.  TayJkMr>  pr<l^ 
served  the  liyes  of  the  unfortunjitei.  so^i^es  froflii  Iwdiaii 
liaasgdcre.  For  his  good  conduct,  captai*  Tayjior ,  was  ] 
.promoted  tp  It  ma^iority.  #^'/^ 

.  Several  expeditions,  on  a  respectable  scale,  were  cpB^I 
4tt|jted  by  general  Hppkin^  and  Tupp^,  andby  colonefe  | 
CampfeU  and  Ru§^l.    By  t^se,  ^J  the  forts  werc^jp- 
Keye^,  and  the  Indian -villages  laid  i^a8lies,bywl»eh| 
th^^  relentless  enem^e^  W«fe  driv^i;i  to,  the  distant  ;^-| 
lis^  trading  establishments  for  siibsistancej  aad  gave,  su- 
•  ciirity  tathefrontierisettlers* 
;    Haying  completed  these  military  (operations,  generall 
Hara-ispn  Mi  hrt  Winchester,  atwhich  the  principal 
'fdrce  w^  statipned,  inorderto-s.u|)ipri]^j^en4tke^<V>^| 


> 


•t. 


AVFAIItS  OT  THE  WBST,   &Cv 


4r 


''  ii 


ment  aiid  march  of  the  volunt<*feffi,  destined  t<y  replace 
those  whose  services  had  e3^pirded.  ^nd  for  the  purpose 
of  bringing  up  the  forces  destined  in  the  spring  ta  c^er- 
i«te  against  the  enemv  at  Detroit,  v  General  Winchester 
was  left  in  command  of  about  a  thousand,  chieflj  volun* 
teers  from  Kcotucky,'and  consisting  of  young  men  <^f 
ardent  and  generous  feeling.    It  was  not  long  after  the 
departure!  of  general  Harrison,  before  the  arrivel  of  a. 
d^putatiun  from  the  village  of  Frenchtown.  situ^^d  oa 
[the  river  T;aisin,  between  the  Miami  and  Detroit,  solicit- 
png  the  protection  of  their  countryihenj  from  the  Indians 
^ho  had  threatened  to  destroy'  them,  and  to  preven^^, 
possible*  the  occupation  of  their  village  by  the  combin- 
)d  forces  of  the  enemy,  as  was  contemplated .    Thei  gf^n-^ 
tmh  a^  ihe  earnest  solicitations  of  the  volunteetii^  w^, 
cevailed  upon  to  con3ent  to  their  marching  M^^e  reli^iJL 
the  unfpitunate  people.  '  Colonel  Lew^iV^  the  Iiea4. 
ifi^bout  fivehundred  ix^ci^  the  greater  p^t.KentuV'^r 
rolunteters,)  with  twq  companies  of  regulars,  reached  th^ 
lisin  on  the  eight^tli  ^f  Jai^uary,  eighteen  huiidre4 
in4..ti^^en^  a»d.fiift^igj  the,  enemy  stepng^jt  pic|:et^, 
liG^y.croiBsed tte nyerpn  the  ice»  aiid.after  a^warm nc- 
,^droyc^  them  in  every  dvept»w^    Pf^^9  mister  oL 
ie  ground*  he  encamped  jwihift  a.liiiie^l.  pickets,  whidi^ 
f^dr  coMrijbute,  to  render  Itis^  fkQj3i|l<^  4efenQible«;  in 

pf  an  att«:;k  l:^;  A  l2Mr^rrb<)(^ 
Oe^cal  Hairisim,  ah^  .Win- 

Hw^ wit,b  somereijifb^  inuch  chagriped 

\||ie  tlu«  4e¥i^tian  fimotiiti  plan  of  qperationsk   Ta 


"^■^•"^ 


■%: 


\ 


48 


HISTORY  OF  THE   WAB. 


remedy  this  false  step  as  far  as  lay  in  his  power,  heMis- 

'  patched  general  Winchester  to  take  the  commandyat  the 
head  of  an  additional  force  of  two  hundred  men.  This 
iticreased  the  main  body  to  seven  hundred  and  fifty. 
The  additional  force  encamped  on  the  outside  of  the 
picketb  biefore  mentioned*  At  day-  light  on  the  twen- 
tyrsecond,  this  force  was  suddenly  attacked  by  two 
^ousand  British  and  Indians;  those  on  the  outside  of 
the  ^tickets,  Were  soon  overpowered  by  numbers,  and 
were  all  either  killled  or  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  ruth- 
Hi  less  savages.  Genejal  Winchester  and  colonel  Lewis, 
who  happened  to  be  with  this  body,  were  made  prisoners 

;   about  the  siime  time.    Those  within  the  pickets,  about 
five  hundred  in  number,  continued  the  resistance  un^l 
near  Eleven  o'clock,  having  repeatedly  repelleid  the  as- 
sulants  ii^  their  i|,ttempt  upon  the  stockade.    Findingl 
ihat  their  arms  could  make  no  impression  on  this  band 
of  heroes,  the  enemy  resorted  to  the  arts^^of  pursaiision  ${ 
A  flag  was  sent,  promises  of  protection  were  ^hcjld  forth  5 
they  expressly  Hgreed  to  preserve  to  the  officers  their 
^     ^e  arms ;  to  all  this  wer6  added  the  entreaties  of  geHe- 1 
rat  Winchester,  who  heard  tiat  these  briive^  men  would 

.   altbe  sacrifice^  to  the  fiii^y^f  the«ltvage  enenijr. 
Were  at  last  prevailed  upon  p  lay  down  their  ailtis^ 

The  historian  would  gladly,  cast  the  veal  ok^olili«| 
Vioivover  the  scenes  which  nqw  ensued.  The  savages! 
soon  commenced  their  deeds  of  horror  5  the  dead,  were] 
deprived  of  «their  clothing ;  many  of  the  wounded  tma- 

;  Uwked  and  robbejf ;  the  living  were  exposed  to  eroyl 


■  m--a. 


AFTAIR8   OF  THE  ^B»Tv  &€•  ^ 


species  of  Contumely  and  torture;  Tbe  concl^  oC/the 
British  comviander,  general  Praetor,  has  •tain^  iiif 
name  with  infamy  thatwiif  U^  to.  i«iiiotcftt^;c(9«  J|Un|)^ 
of  the  prisoners  .were  curried  away  J^y  ih»  Im^aim^md^ 
of  them  were  burnt  with  horrible  torments,  and  other* 
retained  in  slavery,  to  be  afterwards  carried  about  like 
beasts,  and  sold  in  the  streets  of  Detroit,  llie  moat 
tragical  part  of  this  shocking  aftair,  was  the  burning  up* 
wai*ds  of  sixty  of  the  unhappy  wounded^  who  had  been 
left  in  the  h6uses  of  the  inhabitants  i  these  houses  were 
left  without  any  guard  of  British  regulars,  and  the  day 
after  the  battle,  a  party  of  Indians  returned  and  sat  fire 
to  them.  The  fate  of  captain  Hart,  au  accomplished 
young  gentleman  of  Kentucky,  was  peculiarly-  distreB- 
sing ;  colonel  Elliot,  of  the  British  army,  who  had  been 
his  classmate  at  Princeton,  voluntarily  tendered  himt  his 
protection,  and  promised  to  return  with  the  mei^is  of 
conveyance  to  a  place  of  safety,  where  his  wound  m%ht 
be  attended  to.  This  he  never  did.  "Captain  Hart  prevail^ 
ed  oA  two  Indians  for  a  sum  of  m^ey  to  take  him  to 
Detroit;  they  had  proceeded  with  him  but  «  shori^ dis- 
tance, when  with  Cruelty  and  fickelness  of  savages,  they 
pulled  him  from  his  horse,  tod  wreaked  their  vengeuice* 
upon  the  defenceless  prisoner.  Oh!  Britain^  what  hli^ 
couldst  thou  have  possessed,  /to  have  permitted  a  fellow^' 
€liip  in  thy  wars  with  such  bloody  fiends !  Two  hundred' 
jf  the  dead  were  suffered  to  lie  on  the  ground  j  no  fune^ 
tal  rights  were  permitted  to  be  paid  them.  Humanity 
must  ever  weep  over  this  melancholy  picture. 


80 


BUTOKT  0>  THB  WAS. 


"Attongiheilaii/or  barbarousljr  murdered,  were  colo- 
nel Allelic  captains  Hickman,  Simpson,  (a  aiember  of 
Con|fre8s>)  Mead,  Edwards,  Price,  M^Cracken/imd  man j 
^thetsef  tfaeckoicest  sons  of  Kentucky.  V.: 


I 


•/'> 


.n  J-- 


♦ 


A, 


■»   - 


•  > 


(      ..'^ 


1   ■ 


CnAPTER  Til. 


'■'  ''I.' 


•\% 


i\  > 


J^tuUn^  of  CongfeSB-^Fr&poaed  Jimi$Hee^Cafhir0 
of  the  Java^OperoHons  on  the  Lakee^SUgeiif 


/, 


Shohtlt  after  ihe  commehcement  of  tlie  wajc^  a^^fff* 
fiDsition  tor  a  cessasion  of  hostilities,  waa  mft^o  bgr  4^ 
governor  of  Canada,  information  Jiaving  reached  h^m 
of  tiie  i^peaji  of  the  ordfu's  in  counci).  Tbie^  prop(^|kui 
being  vague  and  informal,  was  at' once  rejected,  it  wm 
followed  bj  one  pore  flfiecifipy  ,oiiv  thjB.]^  of  admiral 
Warrep,  who  came,  to  take  comm^d  of  ^  statif^^rh^ 
demanded  as^a  preliminary  to  f$T«rF  i9ther  st^^^b^t  ^ 
United  States  should  throw  dwji  %eir'~arms»ak  M'Hiig 
l''^^  J^e  ASgfesBors.  This  insolent  demand  was  vs^ 
stantly  refused.  In  facti,  we^bad  no  confidence  in  ih» 
momentarj  repeal  oi  the  ordeis  in  counulj  nothi^j;  l^nt 


52 


HlSTORt   OF  THB  1¥AB. 


t*.'"- 


6-t-7 


A  repeal  of  the  kicked  temper  of  the  enemy  could  pve  lis 
security^  To  prove,  however,  to  the  world,  that  we 
were  not  behind  our  enemy  in  a  wish  to  put  an  end  to 
^e  hbtrbrs  o^  war,  the  American  charge  d'dfiairs  in  Lon- 
don, was  instructed  to  make  formal  proposals  for  set- 
tling all  disputes  on  fair  terms»  and  in  the  mean  time,  tp 
agree  to  an  armistice  pending  the  negociation.  Thej 
were  not  received. 

On  the  meeting  of  Cohgreiii^  ttKS  tikpect  of  affairs  Was 
sack  as  to  call  for  the  most  active  and  vigorous  prepara- 
ikms  for  carrying  on  the  war.  A  loan  was  authorized ; 
an  additional  number  of  troops  were  to  be  ei^listed :  aiid 
all  the  necessary  provisions  for  ^  serious  conflict  was 
miifS'  l^h^pidi^ni  eallerf  upoa  the  ika^ohalvl(^« 
h^si^i  t6  meei  Ifiie  eo^ii^  st(»rm'  with  toftneis  beeoi^g^ 
the  represent^tiT^  of  a  free  and  magnanimous  pedpliit 

Captain  Ghauncey;  of  the  na^  y,  was  sent  to  lake  On- 
Wbf  t<^'  ^MglUluz^  P^  tigyal  forces  So  rapid  were  his 
^l^katlii^iiE^  that  before  wint.'^r  set  in,  be  hiul  gained  thi 
^injliiicjf  on  the  lake ;  bad  captured  a  British  vessel*^ 
lid^lriveii  their  fleet  to  take  shelter  ntiM  liarboi^  of 

^Ml^CUft^iflf^iN^  e^iSii^  hi  fA^  aiiuirs*  new«^ 
KmVid  of'i  il^t^ilatdlry  <mBkii^ov<ir  a  B^^ 
Q^  tiie- ti^ty-hhrth  df  I»3^ember,  at  two  o'clock,  t!,ii. 
tt«i  Cdnstitulion,  <^lptiili  iBainbridge,  fell  in  widi  tad 
ca}>tttt^  the  British  fregate  Java,  of  fifty  guns^  and  up:*' 
^fird^  of  four  hundred  men,  commanded  by  captain: 
liiaibert,  a  distingaished  oflicer.    The  attion  lasted 


(    , 


s, 


ynsBfMsa  ov  coitgbiiss^  &c« 


ffd 


«jlMttt  oiie  beiir  and  air  half»  during  which  time  the  enemy 
was  con^pletelj  dismastedy^iitid  their  commander  mor« 
tally,  wounded*  On  board  were  general  Hislop,  destined 
to  the  command  of  Bombay,  together  witKaoYeral  o&er 
officers  of  distinction.  Th%  prize  could  not  be  brgu^t 
in^  having  been  reduced  tb  a  perfect  wreck.  The  victor 
reached  BostonMn  February,  and  received  the  samt 
honori  as  were  uniformly  paid  to  our  ny^vid  com- 
manders. .>^  »'J  -  ^ 

i.TherejjoibingR  for  this  happy  occurrence  were  not  m 
Jittle  damped  by  intelligence,  of  the  critical  situation  of 

,  general  Harrison.    This  officer  finding  his  iorce  much 
weakened  by  the  loss  pf  numbers  as  well  as  of , the  aid 

.  andxouhcil  of  so  many  able  officers  and  intelligent  men^. 
deemed  it  prudent  to  entrench  himself  near  the  Miami. 
He  constructed  hastily  a  stockade,  which  he  called  fort 
Meigs,  in  honor  of  the  active  and  patriotic  govemiH*  of 
Ohio,  wh»had  exerted  himself  in  the  most  laudable  man* 

'  ner'  to  further  the  j^eparations  on  foot.  His  oiide  for# 
tifications  Twcre  still  incomplete,  when  the  enemy  eon^ 
sisting  of  a  xwmbined  force  of  British  and  In^UiuiB  under 
general  Procter,  made  its  appearance  The  fort  wtti 
manned  with  about  a  thousand  men,  chiefly  volimteeHy 
was  closely  invested  by  more  than  double  the  Bumbefc 
A  ire  was  mutually  kept  up  eich  day  for  «ome  time^ 
^en  a  messenger  informed  the  American  commander  of 
4he  approach  of  twelve  hundred  men,  und^  general 
Clay.  .  A  well  planned  sortie,  in  conjunetiim  with  the 
reinforcement,  was  resolved  upon.  Colonel  JMUey,  de* 


.d^:^ 


H, 


m^^OVt  OV  THE  WAUi 


(;«v«'^ 


I  ''^ 


-      ..'V  ^^; 

scending  the  Miami  nt  the  head  bf  a  detachirientin  pik'- 
saance  of  the  precon«6rted  plan,  suddealj  landed  on  the 
left  bank  of  the  liver,  ataailed  the  British  batteries,,  and 
completely  drove  them  th&  field  I'linfortunateij,  hoir*- 
evor/iheimpetuQsitj  of  his  troops  £ould  not  be  checked ; 
^j  persisted  in  pursuing  the  enemj^  until  they  reached 
)i  wood>;Wh^re  they  were  suddenly  surrounded,  andvthe 
greater  part  cut  to  pieces  or  taade  prisoners,  The  coi 
lonel,  who  had  endeavoured  to  make  good  his  retreat.to 
tbe  boats,  was  slain  in  the  struggle.  On  the  opposite 
aid^,  the  sortie  on  the  British  works  was  completely  sue* 
cesffui.  Cdonel  Miller,  of  the  gallant  fourth,  who  waa 
chosen  for  this  purpose,  drove  the  besiegers  from  all 
their  worka.  On  that  side  also,  the  ungovernable,  head- 
long iinring  of  the  Kentuckians,  was  near  being  ruinoua 
to  them  5  ^^'^Y  were  .only  saved  by  a  vigorous  charge  of 
the  horse^  which  covered  their  retreat.  Among  the  dis- 
tinguished officers  of  the  day,  we  find  the  names  of 
pn^or  Alexander,  captains  Croghan,  Bn^ford,  Nearing, 
^tAmi^,  and  lieutenants  Campbell  and  Gwynn. 

This  put  an  end  to  the  siege  of- fort  Meigs.  Du- 
ling  the  siege,  which  lasted  thii*teen  days,  the  Ameri- 
cans lost  eighty  killed  and  one  liundred  iand  fifty 
wounded,  besides  those  wha  fell  a  sacrifice  to  the  fury 
of  the  aavagea  under  Dudley.  Had  the'  enemy  be^ 
successful,  the^  most  disastrous  consequences  wouki 
have  followed.  The  whole  frontier  was  thiis  placed  m 
a  state  of  security^  fuom  the  murderous  incuffsiona  of 
th^  savages. 


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...r-.j  :  .i^-  ■.•^.  :"  /:■  i  ;  -■  ;.;.  .;.->  -  :;  •  ■  jV 
The  naviQ  incidents  of  the  secwid  year  i^^f  w^« 
mth  one  OK  two  exceptions,  Mrere  of  the  sdmb^tiat^ 
character  as  the  first.  The  opening  of  the  y^ll^^wts  si^ 
nalixed  by  the  capture  lof  the  Peacock^  bj  the- Hornet* 
captaia  Lam-ene^.-  This  yes^l  had  been  le^%ye<m»» 
modore  Bunbridge,  shortly  before  kk  captwe  of.  the 
Jaya^  toblocksde  the  Bonne  Citoyenne,  a  British  vessel 
then  in  the  port  of  Sdvadon  fke  British  vessel 
thought  proper  to  decline  the  challenge.  On  the  tweo^ 
ty-fourth  of  January,  the  Montague,  ibventy-fonr,  kov0 
in  sight,  on  which  the  Hornet,  Wjas  compelled  to  fftiio 
the  siege.  i ;  .  ^  ' 


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The  HortiH  by-tfiis  occQiteii^i,  wa»  compelled  to 
strike  out  a  i  jtr  c6ur»e.    On  the  twenty-third  of  Febru* 
ary,  ^He  discovered  the  English  hrig  lying  at  anchor  neair 
the  Carabbna  bi    ';&  ;  captain  Lawrence  stood  for  her, 
J2ut  while  in  the     X  of  beating  round;  for  the  purpose  of 
.  coining  up^  anothier  vessel  of  war  was  espied  making  to- 
wi^rds  the  Honiet*    This  proved  'to  be  r  large  man  of 
^ar  brig,  the  Peacbck,  captain  Peake.    It  was  not  long 
Wore  ^ey  were  both  engaged.    In  fifteen  minutes,  the 
Peacock  could  wi^ti^d^fiicult^  WnS^pl  from  sinking;  she 
'^ung  out  signals  of  distress  at  the  same  moment  that  she 
hauled  down  her  flag.    The  g^erous  Lawrence  imme- 
^diately  dispatched  h:s  boats  to^assist  in  saving  the  van- 
quished crew:  every  possible  effort  was  made, but  in 
spite  ^of  <dl  they  could  d^,  she  went  to  the  bottom,  carry- 
iDff  4o^A^  ^^  ^American  seamen,  and  five  of  her  own* 
The  officers  and  .crew  having  been  deprived  of  their 
^tothi|^;^^ere  sup|»Ued  by  the  AmericaniB,^who  shaired 
^Uh  AMsnKk^'^  brothers.    The  injuij'  of  the  Hornet 


The  Pritish,  mortified  beyoBd  measnire  at  ^  repeat- 
ed defea1^#hich  t&ey  had  experienced,  found  it  necrasa** 
ry  seriously  to  device  laome  mode  of  retrieving  their 
ei^dit.  Several  frif^ates  were  fitted  «mt  in  the  best  pos- 
sible manner^  with  picked  crews.  Martesimen,  in  imita^ 
tioUf  as  they  pretended,  of  tl*e  Americans,  were  station^ 
edin  the  tops,  and  the  artillerists  were  trained  Wi A  pe^ 
-  culiar  attentibn*  The  number^  of  the  crews  were  in- 
crealbed  for  the  purpose  of  bearding :  in  fili^^  oothi^g  WM 


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t.m^■;,^;-^^ 


Kh 


OATTtftA  69  THB  P^ACOlff  »  &C. 


57 


hH  «r^S  iKif  ihight  enable  th«m% ;  cf^  witli  ftiritti* 
dfibie  Americans.  ^  ' 

"Captain  Lawreiiee  returried   in  'Aiwril,  after' eip^' 
lienci^g  etf^r jr  ift$rk  of  honour,  which  his  country  cbtdd 
Kestow,  and  was  appcnnted  to  the  command  of  the  Chessi^ 
peake,  at  Boston;  the  unfortunate  vesdel  which  had  M* 
lb»re  the  war  received  so  great  an  insult  from  the  Jlritish. 
The  Shannon  and  Tent^dos,  were  at  this  time  erutzing 
itf  the  harbour,  and  sending  challenges  to  the  Achericaii 
Cimn^anders  of  frigates.  Lawrence  ninfortiinatel  j  never 
leceived  any  of  thein»  and  was  not  aware  that  he  had  to 
contend  with  an  enemy  specially  prepared  :  but  per* 
^ving  a  British  vessel  casting  de^ance  as  it  were  in  hii 
ieeth,  by  pahiding  m  full  view  of  him;  he  burned  to  sally 
forth  and  try  the  fOrtttni^  of  his  arms.    The  Chesapeake 
[wtfs  undergoing  «iome  repairs^  th4  greater  part  of  hor 
trew  Md  beenudischarged,  n'Sw  hands  were  to  be  en^ 
fiste^)  and  many  of  the  niost  import^t  equipments  to 
Ib^  made.    His  impatience  Hurried  eyel7%ing  forwtal; 
[no  nidmeht  was  to  be  lost  Ob  the  first  bl^one  he  movnt- 
Out^  afid  the  Shannon^  ctLpt  Broke,  espytng  Mm,  mani- 
fested lib  wish  to  avoid  Bie  coiftiesi  1^^ 
jgtted  his  crew/When  tOvfi!^  in^lple^^b  ntbrtiflcatto^l . 
he  found  them  suUen,  &vnd  niutinOiis ;  tie  endeavoured  to. 
conciliate  tii^m,  and  ahmse  within  their  breasts,  a  spirit 
worttiy  of  the  btcasion.  But  ih  vain,  ad  beicame  too  sood 
evident.    Aft^r  some  manoeuvring  they, tame  to  close 
quareers,  and. at: first ^e^ad vantage  was  evidently  19 
fiivor  of  the  ilfies^pSike ;  the  fortune  bf  tlie  daj^  sbon 


*. 


SB 


HISTOBir  bV  THS  WAR. 


fli 


INgvi  to.tuni,  in  cAequ^nce  of  the  great  destructioii 
amoog  the  American  officers.  Sai)-ng  master  Whke, 
irat  killed;  UeuteniHit' Ballard,  mor^fly  wounded ;- 
lieutenant  Brown»  of  the  marines^  severely,  as  also  the 
first  lieutenantj  Lu^  >w.  Ci^tain  Lawrence,  although 
severely  wounded,  &  Jl  remained  on  deck,  giving  his  or- 
flers  with  coolness,  as  he  leaned  upon  the  companion 
vi^ay.  .He  was  giving  orders  for  the  JHHurders  to  come 
up,  when  he  reccdyed  a  tiall  in  his  body,  on  which  he 
was  carried  below,  ejxlaiming  ^to  his  companions,  as 
^ej  carried  Inm 0%,  ^Mm*t  give  up  the  shipj^  which 

.  words  have  become  the  motto  of  American  sean&en. 
Captain  Broke,  finding  that  his  vessel  had  received  great 

injury  and  was  then  almost  in  a  sinking  condition,  de^ 

termined  to  bnard.    ^The  Chesapeake  h«tving  teen  dis^ 

j^led^ia]ier  r^ng,  she  had  fallen,  io  use  the-6eamai's 

^phrase,  on  hoard  the  Shantoetn.   The  British  comraaudei* 

leaped  on  deck  at  the  head  of  about  twenty  men*  and 

'''wluiflooii  followed  by  a  sujicient  number  of  his  crew,  to 
aipcompUsh  tiie  otject  in  view.  A  short  but  desperate 
8trtig^e.f)^8»^edf  ^«  lo?r  of  pfficears  on  the  part  of  the 
Americiuia,  aiM^  the  4ptfurdlyi:onduct  of  the  boatswain, 
whi  inui  jikj^l^  *»«*^  ^  <^li^  »F  <*«  NurderSi 
pm  the  iieii#i  ndvpiJliNge  ^  the  enefKgr,^^|^  action 
in  a  short  time  teminat^  In  the  capture  of  the  Chesa- 
^idce*  Nearly  all  the  officers  pp  boar4  this  ill-fat^4 
^ip,  were  either  killed  or  wounded,  besides  seventy  oif 
heir  cr^w  kiUed,  and  ei^ty  wouji^ed.  On  the  pwt  of 
^  eneinji:  |i^  w^  tw^ifty^^e  killei  andT  ^-six 


CAPTTBE   OF  THE  PEACOCK,  &€• 


59 


wounded.  The  conduct  of  the  British  was  liot  to  con- 
spicuous for  niag^nanimity  to  the  yanquished/  as  would 
have  been  wished,  with  the  exception  of  the  hoiJkorable 
interment  of  the  naval  heroes  Lawrence  and  Ludlow, 
» on  their  arrival  at  Halifax*  *     " 

The  rejoicings  in  England  for  this  victory,  were 
scarcely  more  extravagant  than  those  of  Nelson,  and  of 
their  most  distinguished  admirals.  The  capture  of  one 
American  frigate  appeared  to  &em  a  greater  exploit, 
than  the  caplure  of  a  French  or  Spanish  fleet.  For  a 
time,  the  tide  of  fortune  seemed  to  be  in  favor  of  Britain. 
The  Argttf,  early  in  June,  after  having  carried  out  tie 
American  minister  to  France,  went  to -cruize  in  the 
British  channel,  where  she  committed  so  much  havbc, 
I  that  the  British  government  found  it  necessary  to  fit  out 
I  ships  on  purpose  to  encounter  this  dangeroUs  ehetny.  Hgj 
one  of  these  (the  Pelican),  she  was^  discovered  at  night 
[by  a  ship  on  fire.  Captain  Allen  fell  at  the  first  fire^ 
md  his  lieutenant  soon  after.  'The  wheel  being  unfor- 
inately  shot  away,  she  .was  exposed  to  raking.  Iii  this 
[situation  she  withstood  the  enemy's  fire  some  time,  .but 
was  at  last  compelled  to  surr^ndor,  aiter  forty-seven 
adnutes  close  fighting.  This  was  the  last  victory  fairly 
jobtained  by  Britain. 

Early  in  July,  letters  were  received  from  cominodbre 
*orter,  who,  it  seems,  bad  sailed  round  Cape  Rom,  for 
le  purpose  of  cutting  up  the.  English  trade,  and  destroy- 
ig  th^  English^  trade  in  the  south  sess.  In  this,  he 
let  With  astonishing  8u$ce88  $  he  captured  nine  of  the 


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60 


HIITOBT  or  tUV  ^Ail.  ^ 


•nemj^s.  thip8»  the' grater  part  of  which  were  armed ; 
ind  lUslnbttiig  Mme  of  his  inen  on  board  these  «hi)t8, 
ke^iiMide;6«tt6f«rm  ja  reepectable  fleet,  wit)^  which  he 
9imlbe^aiiieiKai^ter  of  tiie  Pacific  ocean.     ' 

.  In  the  Atlantic,  victory  once  more  returned  to  the 
wAe  nf  justice.  On  the  firsr.of  September,  the  brig  En- 
Wpiiie»  capt.  iBbrrowe.  fell  in  with  the  B6xef,  Kcaptain 
Blyths.  The  action  lasted  but  little  more  thM^thiHy 
9iiiiv[ie0,iwken ;the/£nglishmaii  was  i^  roughly  handled, 
tii«t/lie  cicM  for  qunrtera,  aa  tiiey  were  unable  t(K.haid 
d^n  Ihe  colors,  having  vaed  the  precaution  to  mnke 
90»  ;of  their  courage,  by  naiiiiig  it  iQ  (the  mast  Both 
the  commamlero  were  killed;'  Captain  Burrows  refused 
t^/herctaitiodfbelow,  and  when  the  «word  of  his  «idv4fii^« 
Qfli^j^itail  presanted  to'Mm^li  he  pre8i«d  it  to»hif|' breast] 
ipd  exdiiiinedy  *^:  1*  eife^onteiiterf.*'  "  ^ 

/^^(gofiunodove  B»[^ps,:«n  .the  86tii  of  September^  ar- 1 
mf^ Aft^r ja: ci^se^d* gce4t:leagt|i^ having  looi^edatev- 
ery  Qouplky  oft^tiie  Atlantii^^  and  Qir^umnoiiHgated  the 
"Bd^A  idl^ndl^^thottt  iimtetati^  from  the  tKouaand 
0£  jGhreikt  BrHiftt)Bt«  i^  Ametican  coast,  ^h^  ^a/p- 1 
j^^smalb^f^^cib ^Highflyer;  w^th  :adBiii*alWarJ 

»^i$n^yiite9i9ti4ls»Ii»y'^>^^        ypa'cviiilidivd  t^  esiia^l 
British croizers.     "        ^ '"  ■''*^*-  ■'  'M:'^l:^U  ^'il  b*fm^:, 
'  ,  .:^  {^vat^Qiri  l&QUghotttftitt8Vyeitf,iQ9?Ktinned'io««mu- 

l^th<^;pfib}l/^Jnrjb9»44»^^^^^^  and  Micceisvof 

tMr  ei^^i^r  4nd  m ;  JiB  cniTi^B^^  lof  itheir  ilfe^^t'| 

pei^t   the  Qoniet^  il«^^^  lh« 


<^.*' 


I    ^    s>  ^ 


■m- 


CAPTUBB  OV  XHS  FEi.COCKy  &C. 


61 


Deccatur,  performed  a  number  of  acts  of  the  most  signal 
character.  The  Decatur  actually  capture^  the  Domi- 
nica, a  British  public  vessel  of  nearly  equal  force^  aftir 
a  severe  engagement*  \ 


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CHAPTER  IX. 


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Russian  MediatiQU'^Brilliant  events  of  the  War, 

Wajl  entails  upon  6verj  natipn  many  eviU  and  many 
sufieiings  al though  it  is  one  of  the  conditions  of  life, 
there!  is  nos^e  who  db  not  prefer  the  smiles  of  peace,  to 
the  flickering  brand  of  discord.  It  "was,  therefore^  not 
without  gladness,  that  we  hailed  the  first  rays  of  peace, 
whidh  broke  throueh  the  clouds,  and  promised  once  more, 
a  day  of  sunshine.  The  overtures  for  an  armistice,  re- 
ciprocally mlide,  had  entirely  faited,  when  the  emperor 
of  Russia  interposed  his  grand  offices  as  a  mediatorr  de* 
sirous  of  brining  about  an  amicable  adjustment  of  dif- 
ferences! President  Madison  immediately  accepted  the 
proposition,  and  appointed  IMessrs.  Gallatin,  Bayard. 
tog^«r  with  Mr.  Adains,  the  commiisioiiers  for  the  oc- 


Is  I     / 


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BVSSIAir  MBDUTIO^f,  kc. 


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casion.    Tlife'tvro  leniMl'»  ta  idon  as  poBsilile  embkrked 
forBurope.  »  ^ 

The  campftign  of  Idld,  ^  sccoml  year  of  the  war* 
opened  nvith  several  brilliant  affliiri,  nvhich  tenreil  t» 
raise  tke  character  of  ottr  soldiery.  Commodore  Chaun- 
cey.  master  of  lake  Ontario,  and  sir  James  Yeo  was 
earefiil  not  to  show  himself  out^of  Kingston!  until  'the 
tesselA  then  btsilding  would  give  him  the  superiority. 
The  oommiuidBran  Kbict  general  Dearfoorne,  was  there? 
forest  liberty  toctiss  totheCan^  side  with  his  ixoiaph 
IB  the  puvsuit  df  any,  plan  of  opecaitiohs  he  imght  adopt 
Pike,  who  had  been  raised  to  the  rank  of  a  brigadier, 
fuDi  «f  the  most  aident  desire  of  distinction,  panted  for 
an  qiportunity  of  taking  the  field.  .Ait  attack  on  York 
was  resoHed  npoA)  the  plan  and  e^seciiiion  were  re* 
signed  tOiPikei,  This  place,  the  capltil  of  Upper  Cana- 
da^ i<;oaitaino«A  vast  quantities  of  military  and  nltval 
stmrcs^  and  inoreover,  a  large  vessel  almost  ready  t^ 
be  launched,  which  would  give  the  commaiid  of  the  lake 
to  the  British.        ^         m  tii^  /  ' 

On  the  tw«nty-fifthof  Apiii,two  thou i^and  men  w^re 
embarked  on'^Mlai^d  t^e  ^meHcm  squadron,  and  the 
next  day  appeared  before  York.  ^No  time  Nwas  lost  in. 
ilfeeting-  a  landing,  at  >tbe  rtiins  mi  the  old  fort  of 
iWento,  about  two  jniles  abor«  the  town.  This  ^as 
effected  undera  severti  fire  from  the  enemy,  who  had 
been- l^tised,  andwere  drawn  up  at  wateFs  edge.  For- 
iytke,  i^th  hid  riflemen,  lod>'the  van^  but  receiving  a 
galiiiig  %e  as  \m  neared  the  shore,  he  ords^red  his  b^at- 


«^ 


^j-^ 


64 


Mumr  ov  mn  wah. 


>• 


men  to  rest  on  their  oars,  in  order  togive  his  marksmeii 
an  opportunitj  of  returning  the  compliment.    This  being 
observed  by.  Pike,  who  was  anxiously  watclnng  every 
movement,  he  leaped  into  the  boat  prepared  for  himself 
and  staff,  and  ordered  the  detadkment  of  major  King  to 
follow  him.    He  made  good  his  landing,  and  placing 
himself  at  the  head  of  the  troops  first  formed,  gallantly 
charged  upon  the  enemy,  and  drove  them  before  him.   A 
few  moments  after,  reinforcements  arriving,  he  moved 
rapidly  forward,  drove  the)  enemy  from  a  battery  which 
they  had  constructed,  and,  then  pushed  on  t» another, 
when  the  sound  of  Forsythes's  bugles  announced  victo* 
ry  on  his  part.    As  he  approached  the  last  battery,  it 
was  precipitately  abandoned  by  the  enemy.    Here  hit 
column  halted  within  tiiree  hundredKyards  of  the  ene- 
my's barracks.    While  calmly  engaged  in  convei^tioa 
with  a  British  serjeant,  a  dreadful  explosion  t6ok;place» 
It  was  the  magazine  in  which  there  had  been  an  kn- 
miense  quantity  of  gan-powder.    Masses  of  stone  and 
tim])er,  fell  in  the  midst  of  the  Americans,  producing  ft 
dreadful  havoc ;  upwards, of  two  hundred  were  it  once 
killed   and  wounded.     Unsubdued  by  the  horrors  of 
thk  infernal  contrivance,  and  of  this  scene  of  desolationt 
theiit  ranks  were  instantly  closed,,  and  they  Tent  the  jdi 
with  ^ree  loud  huzzas,  while  the  animatii^  tune  of  Vnn^' 
kee-doodle,  cheered  even  the  dydng,  and  caused  the 
wounded  to  forget^^  their  pain !    The  chivalrous  leader, 
however,  v^as  here  doomed  to  terminatej  his  short  but 
glorious  career :  he  ree^Sved  ft  tuorta)  coatttsifm^  but  i|till 


^*-. 


BV88IAN   MKDUTIOir,,&C. 


65 


retaining  enough  of  life  to  give  words  to  his  gallant 
spirit,  he  thus  addressed  his  troops,  ^*  Move,  otiy  my 
brave  fellowii  and  revenge  your  gefieral.*^  He  was  th^a 
carried  on  board  one  of  the  vessels ;  tlie  scenes  of  life 
were  rapidly  receding  Mm  his  view,  and  his  sight  grow- 
ing every  moment  more  dim,  when  he  was  somewhat 
roused  by  the  victorious  shout  of  his  men.  A  moment 
afterwards,  the  British  flag  was  brought  to  ^im  j  thift  for 
an  instant  kindled  up  his  fading  eye,  and  requesting  that 
the  trophy  might  be  placed  under  his  head,  he  expired 
in  the  midst  of  his  glory. 

The  American  troops,  headed  by  colonel   Pear^e, 
took  possession  of  .all  tlie  British  works,-and  were  on  ftii 
march  to  York,  when  they  were  met  by  a  deputation  who 
offered  to  surrender.     It  was  agreed  that  the  place^  witli 
all  the  public  property,  and  the  troops^should  be  furren* 
dered  to  the  Americans.    While  the  articles  of  capituW 
tion  were  under  discussion,  the  British  were  actually 
engaged  in  destroying  all  the  public  property,  while  a^ 
opportunity  was  given  to  general  Sheaffe  to  escape,  with: 
a  considerabfe  portion  of  his  regulars.     A*  o;!  three 
o'clock,  possession  was  taken  of  thes  town,    llie  xurd^ 
was  jitrictly  obeyed,  although  there   exirted  caiisie,  erf; 
much  enisperation.    In  the  state-house   a  singular  ira» 
phy  was  foiind  over, the  speaker's  mace ;  it  was  no  other 
than  a  human  scalp !    On  such  a  fact  no  commentary  is 
necessary.    After  this,  how  could  any  re^rd  to  the  laws 
of  honourable  war,  be  ei^pected  from  Great  Britain  ?  Af- 
ter  this  insult  to  all  rivilizatiop  and  humanity !     ' 


es 


Hi8«<al-ir  ov  fi#  #Aiu  , 


I 


Qeiierat  XMiiliili^  did  not  assume  M  toiihrnand,  un- 
&.  Mit  possession  3vas  taken  of  the  place.  Having  tak- 
en Aiensiires  for  s«M:uiing  the  captured  stored,  and  the 
{Mfi^diiers,  who^amotinted  to  about  eight  hui^dred,  he  or- 
deired,  the  pkce  to  be  evacuated,  and  sb<m  after  re-em^ 
liarked  his  tro^^s!  Essential  service  was  rendered  by 
<^oitiittod«re  Cbatiiitey  ito  covering  the  landing,  and  in 
^tiuidying  the  enemy's  batteries.  The^  American  loss  'm 
Ipted  and  wounded,  amounted  to  two  hundred  and^ 
mty-nlne)  tkat  of  the  British,  to  nine  hund^eil  and  thiH^ 
iaen,  irxluding  prisoners. 

Oh  the  rL^Um  to  Sackett's  Harbour,  preparations  were 
liuuie  for  the  attack  on  fort  George;,  aiid  the  British 
litrongholds  oh  the  Niagara,  which  had  been  vainly  at- 
leitij^ted  Hie  year  before.  All  things  being  made  feady, 
Ae  Miijr  eiiibarked  on  board  the  fleet,  and  o^  the  twen^ 
tf^^ikfCf^ii^  May,  sailed  on  theisontemplated  eiiterprize* 
The  tloidSiig  took  j^laceon  the  twenty-seventh  of  the 
stoe  tniliili.  Commodore  Ghauncey  placed  his  vessels 
|ti  the  ^M  portion  for  ajmoying  the  batteries  and  forts  of 
i^s  etoj^y>  Whil^  thi?  transports  for  crosmng  ^  invadhig 
amy;  paired  ilie  river.  General  Bearbome,^  at  this  time 
iiti've^  4R  healthy  issued  his  orders. ^m  his  bed ;  aiid  tiiei 
ki^ine^fiato  (lh^ti4m  <tf  t^te  attack,  Was  entrusted  to  gen- 
#yi  tiewis,  the  nelt  in  command.  Generals  Chmdler, 
Winder  and  Boyd,  with  their  respective  bri|^(^  ad- 
vlmced  to  the  liiore  friHi  uti^aken  firmness,  under  a 
heavy  fire. ,  The  advance  under  coloneli  Scott  and  Wm^ 
8ytbe»  having  tfibcted  a  hm^Bg,  and  being  an^isted  bf 


:.  >  V 


HESSIAN   HlKBIATl^ir , ,  &C. 


«? 


the  fire  fron  the  s^ips,  soon  cleared  the  Wtteries.  But 
the  British,  throwing  themselves  into  a  raTi|ie>^6a!rnp^te<' 
Iyarr«^ted>for  a  tiitite,  the  progress  of  the  Ainericans. 
After  a  warm  engagement^  they  were  at  last  contpeH<^4 
to  retire,  and  the  whole  line  of  fortifications  was  aban« 
done^d.  As  soon  as  a  sufficient  force' was  formed,  thej 
advanced  to  the  assaultipf  fort  G^orge^  which  they  found 
hastily  abandoned,  with  the^flag  still  flying,  which  wii* 
torn  down  by  colonel  Scott  ind  majoi'  Hincfman.  The 
retreating  enemy  was  jiursued  some  distance,  by  cap^ 
tain  Riddle,  and  some  olher  active  officers.  Upwards  of 
five  hundred  Canadian  militia  surrendered  their  arms» 
and  were  permitted  to  depart  on  parole ;  one  hundred 
and  ei^t  of  the  regulars  were  killed,  ahd  two'  hundred 
and  seventy-six  wounded  and  taKen  pnscRiers.  ■  The 
ic'ss  on  our  side  was  thirty-nine  killedi  and  oiie  hm&dred 
and  elevcnif  wibunded;  The  next  day,  A>rt  Brie  amd  ftR 
^e  retitainkug  British  fcM^fications  were  blown  u|>. 

The  British,  collecting  aU  their  forces,  amounting  t6 
about  thirteen  hundred  men,  retreated  towfirds  the' head 
6f  the  lake,  at  the  upper  end  of  Burlingtofli  bay.  If 
closely  pursued,  they  mu^t  Inevitably  fall  inlothe  band^ 
ef  the  Americans,  and  thils  would  be  terininated^O 
contest  along^e  noHh-wei^rii  frontier.  Oh  the  I 
of  June,  genecids  ChandW  and  Winder,  were  despatcl 
ed  ^neiM%4^Weth^  !o  to  dfectthis  aH^mpoi 
feint  ol)|ect  TMs:  jforc^  idva^ced  to  Stonej.  Creek, 
wherfe  Aey  encamped^  in  expectation  of  being  abfe  to 
vrertike  the  enemy  the  n«it  day .    Theie,  finding  no 


"'^' 


W: 


'^t-.. 


6a 


UISTQKY  OF  THiS  WAB. 


■^■'■'^ 


liM'-, 


hbpe  of  escapiBg  but  thrdugh^a  nightattack,  about  ope 
o'clock  the  game  nighi,  rushed  ^uddieniy  upoB  the  Inain 
guards  and  raising  a  dreadful  shout,  ran  towards  the 
wain  body  of  th^  Am^ipans,  who  were  lying  on  their 
arms,  and  being  roused  by  this,  the  twenty-fifth  regi- 
ment was  instantly  fornaed  and  gave  the  enenly  the  first 
£(re.  ''But  the  darkness  of  the  night*  &nd  the  clouds  of 
smokey  rendering  it  impossible  to  distinguish .  objects, 
gom«  confusion  ensued.  A  number .  of  the  British  ebe- 
came  intermixed  with  the  American  artillerists,  and 
the  two  American  generals,  while  endeavouring  to  as- 
,  certain  the  cause,  were  taken  prisoners.  At  day-break, 
1tb%  Anicrican  army  was  found  entir^,  but  the  enemy  had 
retreated  in  great  disorder,  their  spirits  completely  brok- 
tnhy  this  unexpected  reception,  4md  now  giving  up  all 
fqr  lost.  Unfortunately  for  us,  no  officer  was  left  in 
command,  whose  station  was  such  as  to  wavrant  the  re- 
sponsibility of  pursuing  the  vanquished  enemy.  Colonel 
Brown,  on  a  consultation  ^ith  hi&  officers,  resolved  on  a 
retreat,  which  was  effected ;  and  thVBritish,  under  gen- 
eral Vincent,  soon-  after  receiving  reinforcements,  were 
enabled  to  maintain  their  ground. . 

The  absence  df  commodore  Chauncey,  ind  the-Am^- 
Kcan  forces  from  Sackett's  Harbour,  had  well  nigh  given 
opportunity  to  the  British  of  retaliating  the  capture 
York.  Towards  the  latter  end'  of  May,  the  British 
sqadron,  with  about  twelve  hundred  men,  suddenly  ap- 
peared before  the  harbor.  .  The  alarm  was  instantly 
given,  ai^d  the  regulars  and  militia  posted  m  the  nei^- 


RUSSIAN  MEDIATION^  &0.'^ 


69 


bourhood,  hastened  to  the  aid  of  those  left  to  defend  the 
place,  which  did  hot  amount  'to  one  half  the  number  oC 
thie  assailants,  '  The  totnmarid  was  assu4ned  by  general 
Brdwri,  of  the  militia.  The  militia  uiidefr-tolonel  Mills, 
posted  to  oppose  their  landing,  after  one  fire,  fledf  in  ihe 

,  Jttost  shameful' manner,  in  spite  of  the  efforts  of  their 
eommander.    A  more  eflBcient  resistance  was  made  hy 
Ihe  regulars  under  coldn^l  Baccu^  and^raajpr  liavalljfi^ 
MA  Aspinw^l;  \kd  whS  wete  liompelled  to  retrea^t*    Itt 
tteTmekhtint^^geaiera!  Brown  Mving  rallied  the  militia^ 
fl^'on  the  ftiieA^*s  fear,  and  compelled  them  to  fly  witfe 
great  precipitation,  and  utterly  discomfited.    The  Ame-^ 
rtbkn  loss  was  about  one  hundred  and  fifty,  in  killed  and 
wounded^  thslt  of  tlie  British,  At  least  double  that  num- 
ber.   Si^  OeOrge^  PriBvost,  thegovernor  of  Canada*  re*, 
tired^'ieavingl^  laurels  behittdMrn^H^     this  a^tt«ck' 
proved  succ'esslul,  the  loss  to  the  Uniled  States  woiild 
haie'^tie^  2i^tn^nsie,y  this  pli(<6e  tMis  the  Store^house  of 
all'  thdi^  mil||p||r  supplies,  botli'  for  the  navalliiMl  land 
servicer'  A  coniid^rabW  quantity  of  public  stores  werfe 
unfortntiately  destroyed  by  otir  own  pificer6,~iiilder  a> 
lieT  ^it  th^  'enemy  Had  obttftned  possession  oi  the 
'c^:-'  ^'-\    '     '       ■    --.      :^---        .  .  •'•    :_  '^. 
Ibili'^'i^ftfst  of  thdse^  occiii^nces,  which  i^  general 
U^brBiahllfah  ipjl^ilrahce^  Siireexperieneed  a  is^Vere 

|r^ctlJfti-^  General  L^i8,-who  assumed  the  coliimiind 
ifter  llie  resignation  of  general  Dearborne,  'findi^l^im- 
self  infestfed  by  several  large  detachments  of  theisiiemy. 

In  thfe' ^caghbortiood  of  fort  George,  where  hfc  had  ixid 


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Bwi  head  quarters,  ordftred  colonel  Beerstlertd  inarch 
Wfth  about  five  hundred  men,  and  dibpers^e  one  of  the?  , 
at  a  place  called  La  Louyre  house..  The  colonel  had 
^Dot  proceeded  half  wa^,  when  he  was  assailed;  jn  front 
and  rear  by  the  Britisl\  ai?  1  Indians,  and  was  coinpeUe4 
for  some  time  to  contend  against  verj  superior  numbei^ 
He  was^at  laat  induced  to  surrender  his  wliole  force« , 
gr^ady  to  the  chagrin  of  the  Americans,  at  being  thu9 
thrown  away  to  no  {mrpose*  But  for  this  affair,  tl^e 
openiiig  of  the  campaign  m  this  cpiarter  would  have  b^eo 
i^jgarded  as  far  transcending  our  warmest  expccta,tiwij| 
<Kf  success.  ;  .  ,     '    '      ' 

About  this  timei  the  Six  Nations:  declared  wiur 
i^nst  the  British,  with  a  formal  proclamation,  and  en- 
tered into  an  alliance  with  tlte  United  StatesVaiipulating, 
however,  to  denounce  their  barbarous  usages  in  batUe, 

which  they  fAithfuHy  feept^>*v#i        -  1   iwrn 

We  now  turn  our  attention  for  a  nu^m^ut  tp  the 
#estw«'d,  and  the  operations  along  thi|||Mtier  of  the 
Ohio*  In  that  quarter  a  most  glorious  vfc&iyjcrowiied 
wir  arms  early  in  the  <  moaih  «f  Augiist. .  tJntil  that 
time,  fort  Meigs  had  remaiiied  unmole^ed)  l^hilethe 
Americans  waited  for  the  result  of  the  naval  wart^ 
lake  Erie,  before  the  adoption  of  any  uiterlftrmpyeosfnt. 
Proctor,  desirous  of  embarrassing  the  prepw|f<|pll8"  Pjf 
Harrison*  and  of  opening  the  frontier  t(^  the  inituids  of 
iiis  dy|ii^  ^e  savages,  giving  thenit  an  opportunity  of 
murdering  the  sleeping  babe  and;  helpless  feiiu|lej^4eter- 
mined  to  destroy  the  difiJ^reEt  forts  which  ccfvered  the 


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seitliiHefitsrJ  '  Fort  Stephensotl^  /|b  %e  Sandutky,  ii^ 
the  firsif  Selected.    To  cover  his  real  iiitention>  he  sent 
Tecumseh  to  ixiake  a  push  on  fort  Mevgs,  while  he  ap- 
petired  before  fort  Stephenson,  and  demanded  itssur* 
render.    The  officer  commanding,  was  a  youth  4f  tw^# 
ty-one  years  of  age,  major  Croghah^  who  had  already 
distinguished  himself  at  the  Siege  of  fort  Meigs.    He. 
had  received  orders  U>  abandon  ^his  plaee  on  the  i^  . 
preach  of  the  ienemy,  Imt  taking  all  i^esponsibility  upon 
himself^  ht  boldly  set  the  threats  of  the  ungenerous  ene* 
my  at  defiance.    The  fort  was  surrounded  with  pickets^ ' 
sind  a  ditch  about  six  feet  wide.    T^e  assailants,  con- 
sisting of  regulars  apd  Indians,  to  i^e  number  of  ^^t 
hundred,  comimehced  tiie  attack  with  several  pieces  of 
artillery,  with  which  they  attempted  to  make  a  breaell.^ 
liut  those  within,  soured  the  pointatwhiok  th«  artillery 
was  directed,  by  placing  bii^itf'iaiiidiaiid  eVen  of  fioiMv^ 
7l)(iy  now  resolvefdtoattemfitthe  piieefaystorM.    Co^ 
lonel  Short,  with  a  ffolumi'^  thr^  hundred  aUd  fifbF 
men|  taking  advantage  of  ihe  smoke,  presented  jhims^ 
at  file  point  befoire  mentiont^dif  abd^cning  wii  to  Ids  men 
to  foiiow'him^  and  io  giye  ^  df-^  Tan!iies  no  quarteri^^ 
landed  in  the  ditch  with  nearfyhalf  of  Ids  nuen     llit, 
progress  wa^  sooner  arrested  than  he  could  have  expect- 
ed.  The  Amerieans,  who  were  chiefly  young  volunteers* 
had,  carefully  coni6ealed  a  six  pounder,  the  only  one 
which  they  possessed,  in  ilie  bastion  which  protected' 
that  part  of  the  ditch:  the  match  was  put  to  it,  and 
being  loaded  with  slugs  and  musket  baUs,  instantly  cut 


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:m|Tpii;>   X^  THE   WAR* 


^.s^vage:  l^l»^Ili^tts.;to  pieces,^  rnoi  p^e^  escaped  frpm 
ll|e  /fttal  p)a^j% ;  tft  jjust  ^ispen^tipn  of^  Proyidkncei  for 
Hmr  wicltoi  int««ttoiia.    The  rollii^g^musfcetrj,  ;^t  tbe 
game  timeipi'oducedgre.^th^voc  among thosi^  <ivh >  were 
stifi  on;  the  outside.    The  assailants  jg[ed«  pursued  bj  in- 
describable terror,  iw)iile  the  Indians  foUowcd,  without 
dliringt0  4Mistia  gl^oiee  ,bi^hbjd.    B^iring  the  night,  ir- 
regular firing^  wpa}£6pt  12^,^  \yhile  the  humane  aiid  gene- 
W^m  Annt^ri^f^is  jiii^  ev«ry  Jfchiji^in  the^r  powei  to  relieve 
tha  'voundad  in  thf  dit^h*  1  '^^  next  morning,  the  e* ic> 
jnj  disi^pear  :*d  in  hast^,  leaving  .behind  a  considerable 
quantity  of  publk,  Bim*es.    The  Ipss  of  the  British,  ek- 
Ci^eded  two  'luadit^J  ^'hile  "the  Americans  was  only  a 
frmr  wounded,  arid/^at  while' engagi^d  in  offering  relief 

t^ift*  sufferers.    ;~?M4tt*  ^ '  ; 

CN^ii  and  h^  l|raye  cpmr^de%,  captain  Ilunter, 
i]«iliteiii|nts  Jol^son,  Baytor.  Meeks  aitd  Anthony,  were 
ii^iled  jirft!^  t|ke  |<m4^st  jilaudits  of  their  country.  The 
firs4.  re«^ivei4(itbe  bre'/ic^;  r84ilc.of  Ueutc^ant-colppel  in 
^  - jriinilar,  ^^eii^ice.  ^l^e  Indians,  after  tliia  tiefeat, 
'wef«  fiio  di8gi^9te4  jVith  t^f ir  ^e£i,  t^t  they  were  ab^t 
i/^ abHindcin ;^hei|i.  .^lafejiipntier  was, completely  prbt^c- 
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.,d  by:  in- 

r.: 

,  without 
iight,  ir- 
iVii^,  gene- 
to  relieye 

isideriablc 

itish*  e^- 
ras  only  a 
ing  relief 

1  Iluuter, 
>iiy,  were 
y.  The 
olonel  in 
i8  'defeat, 
i^ere^bj^t 


i  ■  •!.*►>. 


i'-;^. 


B. 


.,h;- 


CHAPTEft  X. 


Capture  of  the  British  squadron  on  Lake  Erie-^efeat 

of  Proctor.      * 


Ai" 


,V  I  > 


'CoMMODORB  Perrt^  whose  name  now  adorns  the 
|Kig^  of  our  history,  was  entrusted,  at  the  commencement 
of  the  springs  witii  jhe  important  task  of  creating  a  force 
to  oppose  the  Brittsih/ who,  since  the  surrender  of  HuUif. 
had  rode  tiAumphant  on  lake  Erie.  The  tre^  that  grew 
^  its  jfaoresy  were*  copinanded  to  descend  upon  thQ 
waves,  and  bear  oursailors  to  meet  the  haughty  foe.  By 
the  last  of  August,  a,  Jieet  was  provided,  consisting  dt 
the  following  vessels :  the  Lawrence,  of  twenty-one ;  the 
Niagara  of  twenty;  the  Caledonia,  of  three  ^  the  Scor- 
pion an^  Somers,  each  oftwa;  Ariel,  o(  four;  Tigresg, 
Trippe,.  and  Porcupine,  each^f  oi^e ;  ^in  all  amtunting; 
to  fifty-nine  g;unis.  ^      - 


74 


L}f''-l 


HI8T0BT  OF  THE  WAK.     ih-h 


i*  .  A  ¥t 


lit* 


The  British  fleet,  under  commodore  Barclay^  consisted 
of  the  Detroit,  nineteen  guns;  Queen  Charlotte,  seven- 
teen ;  Lady  Prevost,  tliirteen ;  Hunter,  ten ;  Little  Belt, 
three  i  Chippewa^  one  $  in  \all  69  guns.  This  fleet  was 
consequently^  superior  in  force  to  that  of  the  Americans, 
although  on  thsir  sid^  there  was  a  difference  in  the  num- 
ber of  ships. 

No  sooner  was  the  American  commodore  on  the -lake, 
than  he  went  in  pursuit  of  his  antagonist,  who  felt  no 
wish  iD  decline  the  n^eeting.    This,  however,  did  not 
\take  place  until  the  twelfth  of  September,  near  Put-in-^ 
bay*    The  American  sqi^adron  at  anchor,  perceiving  the 
British  bearing  down  upon  them,  got  under  way.    The 
Ai^rican  flag  ship^  the  Lawrence,  outsailed  the  re^t  oC 
the  squadron,  and  came  to  close  quarters  with  th?  Queeii 
Charlotte  and  the  Detroit.  -Against  these  t^o  vessels,  tiie 
contest  wai  hemcally  maintained  for  two  hours,  until  ev^ 
ery  gnil  was  rendered  useless,  and  nearly  all  rni  board 
cdther  killed  or  wounded.    At  this  crkical  moment,  the 
tither  American  vessels  which  had  been  kept  bacfc.  wero 
coming  up,  and  the  commodore,  jvith  admirable  coolness* 
en^ked  in  his  b<iat,  ^lirith  the  intention  of  sMftinj^  hisr 
Hag  to  the  l^agariU    This  was  executed  in  the  midst  of 
4^  heavy  fire.    Captain  Elliot  immediately  seconded  hid 
views,  and  \MU  terry  led  op  this  vessel  in  a  handsome 
style  volunteered  to  bring  the  other  vessels  into  action. 
'The  commodore,  breaking  throu^  the  enemy's  line, 
boured  out  siich  tretnendous  broadsides^  as  soon  com- 
pelled ^the  two  largest  vessels  to  strike^  and  the^&g  of 


CAPTURE  or  T1:E  BBITISH  SCtVADROXy  &c.     75 

.        ■  » 

the  Lawrence,  which  had  been  hauled  down 9  was  again  , 
lioisted.    The  remainder  of  the  American  fleet  coming 
up9  the  action  in  a  few  minutes  terminated  in  the  capture 
of  the  whole  British  squadron,  a  thing  almost  unexam- 
pled in  naval  warfare. 

;,  'HFe  have  met  the  enemy,*^  said  commodore  Periy, 
and  they  are  ours :  two  ships*  two  brigs,  one  schoonery 
fnd  one  sloop.'*  >  • 

%  Th^  number  pf  prisoner  exceeded  that  o£  the  capton* 
7wenty-iux  wounded.  Lieutenant  brooks*  of  the  mar 
lines,  was  killed,  as  also  several  valuable  American  offi- 
cers. The  captain  and  first  lieutenant  of  the  Que6n  Char- 
>lotte»  were  killed ;  commodore  Barclay  was  severely 
bounded.  The  conduct  of  the  vi9tors  to  the  unfortn- 
naie^  was  on  this  occaeion  marked  by  its  usual  humanity 
akid  generosity. 

By  this  event  the;  field  of  glory  was  laid  open  to  gener- 
al Harrison,  and  the  brave  volunteers  of  Kentdeky  and 
Ohio.  The  choicest  troops  of  the  westi  were  already 
collected  foi*  the  purpose  of  following  up  the  success  of 
Perry,  if  it  should  please  Providence  to  <awai:d  it.  TI16 
▼Qnei'able  governor  ^of  Kentucky,  Samuel  Shelby,  was  ct 
the  head  of  the  volunteers  of  that  state,>  accompanied  by 
iht  first  men  of  the  commonwealth.  The  troops  being 
taken*Qn board  the  fleet,  were  transp<tfted  tothe  Canada 
aide,  where  they  found  the  villages  and  forts  evacuated. 
Proctor  having  fled  in  dismay  up  the  'Barnes.  After 
leaving  general  M'Artkur,  to  take  command  at  Detroit, 
f^eml  Harrison,  at  the  head  of  about  "^uree  :toiiiftnd 


f^-'Y^  ,:^%% 


re 


HISTOBT  OF  THE    ^AK. 


nienj  commenced  a  rapid  march  in  pursuit  of  the  fugi- 
^▼e  armj.  In  a  few  dajs,  he  gained  upon  them  so  ra- 
pidf  J,  as  to  capture  considerable  quantities  of  their  stores. 
"  On  the  fifth  of  October,  it  was  discovered  that  near  the 
Moravian  towns  ,within  a  few  hours  march,  they  were 
drawn  up  in  battle  array.  Having  formed  his  troops  in- 
to two  lines,  consisting  of  Desha's  and  Trotters's  brig^ 
ades,  under  general  Henry,  with  the  mounted  men  of 
colonel  Johnson  in  front,  he  advanced  against  the  ine- 

.  my,  who  were  found  drawn  up  between  a  river  and'  a 
Viarsh,  with  the  Indians  under  Tecumseh,  in  the  thick 
iirushwaod  of  the  swamp.  It  suddenly  suggested 
itself  to  general  Harrison,  to  make  a  charge  with 
Ms  mounted  men  through  the  British  infantry*  drawn 
up  among  the  opeA  beach  wood^  Furtune  award- 
ed -the  most  complete  success  to  this  suggestion.    John- 

.  son  suddenly  dashed  through  their  ranks,  formed  in  their 
rear  and  #as  preparing  to  give  them  a  fire  with  the 
deadly  rifl^,  when  they  surrendered.    With  the  Indiand» 

.the  contest  was  more  obstinate ;  Ihey  at  first  made  some 

-impression  upon  the  American  infantry,,  when  governor 
Shelby  brought  up  a  regiment  to  t)ieir  support*  ^  Th^  In- 

'dians  fought  desperateiyy  a^  long  as  the  loud  and<terri- 

:bfe  shout  of  Tecufflsehy  encouraging  them  to  persiat, 
could  be  heard-}  but  already  his  days  were  numbered/ 

'Colonel  Johnson  led  a  charge  on  the  Indians,  at  the 
fpot  "where  it  was  supposed  the    obstinate  resistant?. 

onrfiJinade.  An  hundred  rifles  were  aimed  at  hind ;  he 
iras  covered  with  blood  and  wounds;  hia  ho^  was 


i^  ■ 


■•  \ 


CAPTVSE  OF  I'HB  BUT  '^ISH  sqVAB&OV,  kc.      77 


about  to  drop  under  himt  when  Tecumseh,  Vith  wv^ffi 
ferocity,  sprung  towards  him,  and  Was  about  to  level  £18 
rifle,  when  the  colonel  lodged  a  pistol  ball  in  his.  breast 
The  daring  American  was  in  an  instant  brought  off  bj 
his  coun^jrmen,  and  the  Indians  fled* 

General  Proctor  had,  in  the  meantime^  made  his  esr 
cape  by  means  of  swift  horses.  tiiv 

The  conduct  of  the  Kentuckia^iS)  whp  ha^  been  vdeljf 
slandered  by  Proctor,  w^^  inagnanimous  in  the  highf  «t 
;degree.    They'  returned  not  evil  for  evil,  but  to  the 
prisoners  in  their  possession,  many  of  whom  hadi  particle 
pated  in  the  horrid  murders  of  the  river  Raisin,  thejr 
were  humane   and  attentive*.    The  immediate  conse- 
quence of  the  defeat  of  the  allies,  and  the  death  of  Te« 
.  cumseh,  yras  a  cessation  of  hostiljities  on  the  part  of  tho 
aavages ;  they  came  in  pid  agreed  to, take  ujj  thehatch^ 
on  the  side  of  ^e  United  States.  '.The, w^qI*^  of  ^e 
jiorth  western  territory  was  once  i]^»re  in  poraession  of 
the  Americans^ ^with  the,exception  of  Michil|diackli)a^ 
.which  'W^  :not  given  np  until  the  close  of  the  war./  T^ 
^Volunteers  and  militifi.reti^rned  to  t^lr  hpniesi^  and  geii'* 
.eral  Harrison  was  at  -lit^^rty  .wi^li  ihq,  remainder  1^ ^ 
tcoops  to  co^op^rate  ,w}t^  ,tha  forces  o;i,  ^e  Kiajgarsu 
.    Commodore  Cha,u;i6ey,  at  i&is  tain<^,:^wa8^W 
take  Ontario.    Hehad  repeatedly  attemplecl to  lilringjias 
^tagoBis4  to  actio]).^  b^t  in  vain.   Several  running  fight^^ 
however,  tool^  place,  iyiwhiph  the  British  knigjit  display- 
ed gi:eatnaval~skilli^  making  his  escape.    ^|^  shyii^ss 
was  not  a  little  increased  by  the  victory  (dbiliuhied  by 


^>•^::i. 


it.*. 


Ti 


HHTbllT  or  TBB  ilMU. 


*  > 

commodore  Perry ;  in  fact,  afl^r  this  occuirrencer  Im 
stedioiMlj  avoided  coming  to  action  with  but  a  superior- 
ity so  decided  as>to^ie4ve  no  doubt  ofihe  result. 

^The  nation  wHs  in  the  highest  degree  delighted  with  t  h 
glorious  termination  of  the  western  war.  Fortune  ap- 
peared to  smile  vpon  their  arms  at  last.  Canada  must 
BOW  be  ourtf.  The  administration,  anxiouo  to  gratif  j  the 
puUic  expectations,  lost  no  time  in  making  the  attempt. 
The  general  in  command,  was  an  old  and  experienced 
officer,  of  acknowledged  abilities ;  general  Wilkinson  had 
Iteeh  ordered  from  the  south,  and*  in  the  course  of  tho 
•ttihmer,  had  assumed  the  directions  of  the  military  ope- 
rations on  tile  Niagara;  while  Hampton,  another  of  expe- 
rience, took  command  of  the  forces  at  Flattsburgh. ' 
The  SfBcretarj;  general  Armstrong,  possessed  the  cohi- 
4once  of  the  nation  for  his  capacity,  and  the  yigorous 
pleasures  whith  he  seemed  to  adopt.  This  officer;  in  or- 
4er  to  be  dear  the  field  ofaction,  ^and  direct  the  move^ 
iMnts  of  the  drmy,  established  his  office  near  the  frontier. 
'*''  The'army  of  general  Wilkinson,  in  the  month  of  Octo« 
|^,Waa  transferred  to  Saeket's  Harbour,  leaving  but  a 
•mall  nnmber  of  troops  on  tJie  Niagara,  where  general 
garrison  did  nOt  irrive  until  some  time  after  his  depar- 
ture. The"  destination  of  tiie  army  was  studiously  con- 
cealed. Such  ^sjMisitions  jvere  made,  however,  as  in* 
dnced  the  ^emy  to  believe,  thfit  the  design  was  to  at* 
tack  Kington,  while  the  intention  was  in  i^itjr,  to  de- 
acend  4e  river  St.  Lawrc«ce,  and  ftwHiing  a  junction 


•S---,;;.'. 


cer  he 

>erior- 


OArrvRR  at  tVE  British  sa^ADKo^Ty  ft^.  ^  79 

with  general  Hampton,  proceed  directly  ta  Montreaif 
thus  completely  girdling  the  treie,  and  mastering  all  Up- 
per Canada.  The  season,  however,  was  almost  so  far 
advanced,  and  this  although  practicable  the  first  yeary 
had  become  much  more  difficult,  from  the  time  which 
had  been  allowed  the  enemy  to  discipline  their  diilitia* 
augment  their  forces  and  fortify  the  river. 

It  was  not  before  the  third  of  November,  that  general 
Wilkinson  could  get  fairly  under  way,  while  he*begpii 
already  to  Experience  the  severity  of  tl>e  season.  The 
British  were  anxiously  watching  his  movements.  Choos- 
ing ^  dark  night,  he  passed  the  fortified  post  called  Prei« 
cotf  but  not  undiscovered :  in  his  descent,  hewas  a  good 
deal  annoyed  by  their  musketry,  and  the  neztmoroijig 
they  were  found  hanging  on  his  rear  with  all  the  force 
that  could  be  collected.  Having  to  pass  ^e  rapids  of 
the  river,  of  al^out  eight  miles  in  jength,  general  Brown 
was  detached  with  a  considerable  force  to  clear  the  Way 
for  the  passage  of  the  flotilla.  This  wi)s  not  eftectod 
writhottt  considerable  difliculty ;  general  Brown,  after 
a  sitiart  skirmish,  dispersed  the  enemy,  but  it  being  too 
late  to  proceed,  ^  considerable  force  was  discovei^  ia 
the  rear  on  the  Canada  side ;  a  halt  was  therefore  com- 
manded, while  g^^ral  Boyd  was  ordered  ^  to  face  abdat 
with  his  brigade,  and  beat  off  the  enemy.  The  Ameri- 
cans Mrere  drawn  up  in  three  columns,  commanded  1)jf 
generals  Covington,  SwaHwout  and  Coies.  After  a 
warm  action;  which  lasted  au  h<rar,  in  which  the  enciiijr 


.V, 


8© 


-^■m-r- 


BISTOIItT  OF  TRE  WAB* 


liras  obliged  to  give  wajr  before  the  bayonet,  thejr  were  at 
length  compelled  to  retreat.  The.  Americans  having  ex« 
pended  their :  mmunitionv  were  obliged  to  make  a  retro- 
gade  movement.  A  violent  storm  arose  about  the  same 
time,  which  together  with  the  approach  of  night,  contri- 
^hvited  io;  clear  the  field  of  battle.  From  the  place,  in 
which  it  was  fought,  thi#  has  been  called  the  battle  of 
•Chi7«tler*d  field  j  on  the  American  side/there  were 
abtiut  sixteen  hundred:  the  force  of  the  British  was 
about  the  same.  The  American  loss  v/as  three  hundred 
and  thirty-nine  in  killed  and  wounded ;  amqng  the  for- 
mer, general  Covington,  a  brave  and  gallant  officer* 
The  enemy's  loss  is  supposed  to  have  been  still  greater. 
There  is  no  doubt  of  their  defeat,  as  they  wei-e  thence- 
forth compelled  tosuffsr  the  Americans  to  continue  theijc 
course  unmolested.  General  Wilkinson,  on  reaching 
C^ensburg,  had  sent  order*  to  general  Hampton  to  meet 
him  at  St.  Regis,  at  which  place  he  had  now  arrived,  but 
without  finding  ^im.  This  officer,  from  the  disclosure 
made  to  him,  of  the  state  of  general  Wilkinson's  supplies, 
luiu  from  the  distance  he- would  be  placed  from  his  ma- 
.gazioes,  together  with  the  great  difficulties  of  transporta- 
tion, on  account  of  the  badness  of  the  roadj,  had  con- 
vcluded  to  take  upon  himself  th_e  responsibility  of  con- 
sultiiig  these  circumstances.  He  had,  therefore,  at- 
tempted to  penetrate  to  the  St.  Lawrence  in  another  di- 
rection, but  without  success,  and,after  falling  back,  was 
then  at  a  place  called  the  Four  Corners,  where  he  waMr 
ed  the^rder«  of  the  commander-in-chief,  professing  still 


'■¥: 


CAPTtTRB  61P  TUB  BRITISH  S<tUAbliaN,  &C.      81 

a  willingness  to  co-operate  in  any  plan  he  might  adopt. 
Thus  tero^inated  the  mighty  invasion  of  Canada,  frbth. 
which  so  much -was  expected.  The  commanding  gene- 
raisin  order  to  excuse  himself,  threw  the  blame  on  Hamp- 
ton, and  the  secretary  at  war,  on  t)oth.  But  the  truth 
is,  the  season  had  been  too  far  advanced,  and  the  force 
not  sufficient  for  the  contfimplated  entei-piw.  The 
disappointment  to  the  nation,  howeyer,  tended  to  bring 
into  discredit  the  leaders  in  this  campaign,  which  turn- ^ 
ed  out  so  barren  of  glory.    The  artny  retired  into  win- 

tiur  quarters,   i:-^^:.'^^^:-'':/^--.;^''-'^:;-^^^^^^  .   .^ 

This  military  movement  was  calculated  only  on  suc- 
cess; ho  allowance  was  made  for  the  possibility  of  a  fail- 
ure. The  bad  effects  of  this  were  soon  experienced^ 
General  Harrison  had  received  orders  to  move  down  the 
St.  Lawrence,  and  join  the  army,  the  wK«le  Niagara  fron- 
tier was  \herefore  left  unprotected.  General  M'Clure, 
who  was  left  in  command  at  fort  George,  finding  that 
the  enemy  was  approaching  in  considerabiV  numbers, 
blew  up  tiie  fort  and  evacuated  tiie  Canasta  side ;  at 
the  same  time,  burning  the  village  of  Newark,  situate 
near  the  fort;  an  act,  at  the  time,  universally  censured 
and  lamented  in  tho  United  States,  and  which  the  gov- 
ernment took  the  earliest  opportunity  to  disavow.  It 
seems  the  general  had  received  orders  to  burn  the  vil- 
lage, in  case  it  should  be  found  necessary  for  jdefence ; 
misconceiving  these  or('er5,hesat  £re  to  the  place  on  his 
departure.  His  conduct  was  submitted  to  a  court  of  in- 
cfiury,  whieh  passed  a  severe  censure  .^n  it.    The  Svi- 


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HISTORY  OF  THE   WAB.    ^f'^ 


tifth,  not  content  with  this,  crossed  the  river  in  consider^ 
able  force,  took  fort  Niagara  by  surprise,  put  the  garri- 
son to  death;,  and  then  laid  waste,  with  fire  and  sword, 
tho  whole  frontiei*,  for  ten  or  fifteen  miles.  The  flour- 
ishing village  of  Buffaloe  was  laid  in  ashes,  together 
with  several  others.  It  was  afterwards  declared,  by  sir 
George  Prevost,.that  he  was  satisfied  with  this  ample 
fjieasure  of  retaliation  S  -  .?    ^^i^^jf  »^?  yr-. 

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CHAPTER  %h 


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fF(ii*  on  the  Mlantic  ieorcoaslr^DisgTaceful  conduct  of 

'        the  British, 


V-  !••;-'< 


The  first  year  of  the  war,  found  England  too  busily 
engajged  in  the  great  events  of  Europe,  to  think  of  bend- 
ing h«r  mind,  to  the  contest  with  A  f  erica.  Except- 
ing a  general  proclamation  of  blockade^  our  Atlantic 
c^Muit  v/as  not  molested.  In  the  year  1815,  she  sat 
about  carrying  on  hostilities  in  a  more  serious  manner. 
She  had  threatened  much  of  burning  all  the  Americmi 
aea-port  towns,  an<?  laying  waste  the  country.  She 
thought  to  mtimidate  us  by  these  barbarous  threats^ 

In  the  month  of  March,  th  j  Poictiers  made  her  appear^ 
ance  in  the  Delaware*  and  sending  out  shallops^  con^ 


■>^ 


^- 


:,m 


u 


HISTORY  OF  THti   WAR.   "4^^ 


menced  a  pitiful  species  of  marauding  warfare.  The 
property  of  private  citizens  was  the  object  of  their  ambi- 
tion. By  the  rules  of  war,  the  persons  and  property  of 
non-combatants ^are  exempted  from  the  devastations  of 
war.  Without  benefiting  the  cause  for  which  they 
fought,  the  British  ruined  many  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
country.  Admiral  Beresford,  the  commander,  of  the 
squadron,  made  a  demand  on  the  inhabitants  of  Lewis- 
town  for  water  and  provisions,  and  on  being  refused,  he 
made  an  ineffectual  attempt  to  obtain  them  on  compul- 
sion, by  bombarding  the  place.  The  militia  under  colo- 
nel Davis  and  major  Hunter,  manfully  resisted  every  at- 
tack. '.-■-'■-,--.  ..-i..  ,.,-..    :^,.   , 

From  the  Delaware,  they  proceeded  to  the  Cnesi- 
peake,  where  their  course  was  marked  by  the  most  law- 
less depredations  and  conflagrations.  The  genius  of  his- 
tory blushes  as  she  records  them.  There  is  not  one 
solitary  act  of  benevolence^  or  magnanimity,  to  rescue 
the  character  of  the  British  officers  and  seamen  from  the 
dark  disgrace.  Indiscriminate  havoc  was  every  where 
committed.  One  of  their  first  exploits,  was  plundering 
and  destroying  the  small  village  of  Frenchtown,  a  placQ 
of  mercantile  deposit  and  transit,  on  Elk  river.  From 
Frenchiown,  they  proceeded  to  Havre^e-Grace,  where 
they  perpetrated  the  grossest  outrages  on  decency  and 
humanity^  without  the  slightest  pretext.  Every  house  of 
this  little  village  was  consigned  to  the  flames,  and  a 
scene  of  the  most  disgraceful  plunder  was  acted/in 
which  officers  and  men  mingled  alike  5  the  plunder  cOn- 


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VTAR  ON  THE   ATLAWTIC   SEA  COAST,   &C.       S5 

disfed  W'  household  furniture,  bed  cloths,  pans,  and 
spoons  l-^-They  burnt  and  destroyed  several  valuable 
manufe.etorie6,  after  which  they  went  to  the  neat  village 
church,  not  to  ask  forgiveness  of  their  sins,  but  ia  order 
to  wreak  their  vengeance  on  this  peaceful  dwelling,  by 
defacing  it  In  the  most  shameful  manner.  After  this* 
they  perpi^tated  the  same-. Ticts  to  the  two  villages  of 
Fredeiicktown  and  Georgetown.  This  unworthy  wwr^ 
fare  coibifiHeil  utitil  the  latter  part  of  June,  when  their 
movbmefkis  indicated  an  attack  upon  the<  town  of  Nor<- 
f61k.  On  the  lower  part  of  the  bay,  the  militia,  on  sev- 
eral occasioLS,  bravely  put  the  marauders  to  flight.  The 
Virgimans,and  Marylandors,  were  frequently  called  out 
from  ihfeif  houses,  and  much  harrassed  through  the 
whde^easc^,  from  the  continually  shifting  scen^  of  the 
wawt The  coast  is  so  much  inteisected  with  creeks  and 
rivers,  that  it  wal^, impossible  for  any  force  to  move  rapid- 
ly from  one  point  to  citibther,  to  repel  this  desultary  wai^ 
fare.  Ttie  great  object  being  the  defeaec  of  Norfolk,  the 
troops  were  kept  in  the  neighbourhood  of  that  place,  and 
the^ewaScQO  considerable  naval  force  to  protect  the  wa« 
ters,.'  ^••^■  ■  ^*-' '  .  ;■'■  "    ■■  /  ■  )'^- 

;Fhis<place  was  committed  to  the  chai^  of  general 
TayloB,  of  I  the  militia  of  Virginia.  N^  one  ^ohl  be 
more  capable  o/  previdihg  the  numerous  miiiute  prii* 
cautions  Cor  executing  the  plans  requisite  to  be  adopted.- 
The  town  of  Norfolk  was  happily  saved,  by  the  valor  of 
the  marines  and  militia,  and  the  state  of  Virginia  relived 
fr9»»  a  aiost  dangerous  eaemji  fpr  had  ^^session  beea 


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tf^k^  of  thi|,iplape,  the  enQ^coufd  have  done  them 
ipcalcul^blji,  i^^hjef.  Wherciver  i^e  enemy  ;m(et  a 
steady  res^jt^^e  from  ^e  regular  ^roops  or ^militiQ^.  after 
tjiis  tbe^  ifetreited  {n:ecipitateij  to  their  bo<^ts«  or  return- 
ed tp.  their  fleet. ..  ]Pie  chief  leader.  Jin  thia  warfare^  so 
dtshbnoral^le  to  ff^  pvitish  i^aiioa^,, .  was ,  admiral  Cock- 
bufh,.  wl^p  cpnduct  vrasj  on>ei(ery  occfa^iQpy,  thatof  a 
feWKio^s,  wi^feeliipig  bucaiiier,i^;^,^di^f^f4t^(^^  bir.i 
„  4.>ii  ^  twenty ifir^t  of  ^un^,^  the  inoy^mc^ts  .itdikated 
ap  ^^a^^k  qn  Craney  Island,  and  on  the  h^,xt  day>  tiwy 
lakucd  upward^  of  two  thousand  men,  for  the  puitpose  of 

,.<4^ing  the  bsatt^i.e^  on  the  west,ei)4  of  theisiaiid. 
Sh  *-'  :  j^ifer  the  d^rkation.  of  these  troops*  ,lo«ty-fivC' 
ovp^ty,  b^if,  filled  with  sailors  and  .marines^  lelt  .thei: 
s^  lp|)ing  ^^nd  appi^oached  the  north  side  of  the  isIaJMl* 
The  lyM^JJ-  force  of  the  United^tates,  united  in  d^{*tuce 
of  the  port;  the  enemj':  was  c<jnipletely  beaten  oF,  Qis 
Uss  was  iiot  less,  th^  two  hundred  men,  besides  do* 
se^er^.  Four  or  five  iMurges  were  sunk.  The , Centipede, 
fifty  feet  long,  admiral  WaiTen's  boat,  wiibtwonty-fpur 
o^8j» was  CKotured,  with twenty-tWo  prisoners,  abra&s 
tliree  pounder,  and  a  number  of  muskets,  pistols  and  cut^ 
lapses*  5^rty  Bi-tishi  des^rtefs  were  brought:in»  and 
many  others  w^re  dispeiwjcd  through  the  countrgr*  There 
was  not  a  ^m  lo^t  on>the  American  side  during  the  day« 

The  enemy >  exasperated  at  this  ingiorioiis  attwupt, 
In  ij^4fir  to  give  a  )oose  to  his  ^^mt  for  raven^  nesoWod 
to  attack  the  village  of  Ham[*ton,  lowon  down^lhe  bay* 
On;  th^e,  twenty-j&ah  of  Jiuwi,  he  la»do4  two  tlw«aa4 


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J^^ 


>   WAR  ON  THE   ATitANXic    dllSA  CtiisT,  &C.        tt 


fTv^  1i«hcli^  ittW;  sSife  aftcff' a  gallant  resifttanfe^  oh  tK^ 
paftf'oiT'tlt^^militia  and  a  few  regulars  who  S^^ere.  there, 
tht*%#h  Wi^^tkkfeii.    The  scene  which  ensued,  W  sur- 
p'ii's^ied  kny  thing  eVei*' before  kcted  by  ^e  ferocious  ene- 
ifiiy,  with  whom  Wc  had  to  contend ;  such  66ndu;ct  should 
be  held  utf  to  tiniversal  execration,  in  order  that  the  con- 
demnation  of  public  opinion  may  prevent  the  recurrence 
of  tke^  like  among  civilized  people.    The  utmost  licen- 
tSbusiiesi^  iviAs  permitted,  in  the  treatment  of  the  unfortu^ 
mktt  females^  who  fell  ill  the  power  of  i\ie  enemy  5  wXtk- 
oii?t  ¥^<ii^  to  -their  respectability  in  society,  they  were 
delved  t^^hiffii^s,  and  seterai'of  th6m  actually  died^jq^ 
c6i»v^quence  of  the  shockilig  treatment  they  receiyeil* 
A^^pbcr  old  than,'  ^ick  abed,  was  set  tip  l>y  them,,  aiid 
shotj  lit  the  arms  of  his  aged  wife,  M^tt  was  alsd  woiii^fl- 
cd  j  kttd  their  faithful  dog  was  put  to  death.    The  sicfc 
in  the  hospitals^  were  not  spared,  and'  every  act  of' sa- 
vage violence  was  committed,  apparently  without  any 
attetnfit  te  restrain  the  piBrpetrators.    A  jettiir  on  the 
subject  of  this  infamous  conduct^  which  so  deeply  ImplG- 
cated  the  character  of  the  British  nation,  was  addressed 
by  getteVal  Tayldr '  to  sir  Sidney  Beckwith,  who  at  first 
stated,  tiiat  it  was  in  retaliation  for  the  shooting  a  maR- 
at  Craney  IslanJ,  while  he  hung  to  a  barge  that  overset. 
A  court  of  inquiry  was  immediately  instituted,  which 
completely  disapproved  the  charge;  on  tliis  being  commu* 
nicated  to  sir  Sidney,  he  sent  a  verbal  reply,  that  he  was 
sorry  for  the  excesses  committed  by  his  troops ,  but  that 
he  would,  in  future,  prevent  their  falling  into  such  con- 


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^."^**    A^*'*^*?®  c*J>eftiaii  could  have  alleged  the  »»*« 
kin4  of  excuse,  for  the  ungovernable  warrriors  whom  he 
led.     Ilie  subject  underwent  an  examination  before  a 
committee  of  Congress,  who  reported  upoii  it  in  terms 
as  strong^  a^^  language  could  express  tliem.    It  is  most 
sincerelj  to  be  lamented,  that  greater  regard  was  not 
paid  to  the  feelings  of  America  by  the  British  govern- 
^y^y*  <of  these  affairs  must  unavoidably  render  it  diffi- 
cult for  the  restoration  ofharmony  and  good  undei^tai^d^ 
ing,  which  it  isundoubtly  the  interestof  both  nations  to 
cherish.    For  the  remainder  of  the  season,  the«nemy 
conteate^  himself  with  his  petty  war  of  plunder,  and 
pccasipnally  threatening  the  towns  south  of  the  Delaware^ 
Having  thus  given  an  account  of  what  happened  qa 
the  coast,  a  war  M^hich  redounded  so  little,  to  tlie  honoie 
of  England,  we  shall  pass  in  review  the  important  war. 
of  the  south,  with  the  Creek  Indians,  which  was  close*^ 
iy  connected  with  the  hostilities  '"ith  England.    Very 
soon  after  the  commencement  of  the  war,  th«  Seminole 
Indians,  on  the  borders  of  Georgia,  with  a  number  of,  ^ 
runaway  negroes,  began  to  make,  inroads,  and  to  infesy^ 
the  fr<pntiers.    On  the  eleventh  of  September,  \^\%^  c?ip- 
tain  ^illiams^  of  the  marines,  convoying  some  wagjgonSr 
loaded  with  military  supplies,  was  attacked  by  a  party 
of  these -people,  and;  was  compelled  to  retreat  with  the 
loss  of  several  men,  himself  receiving  a  wound,  of  which 
he  ^ifterwards  died.    Towards  the  close  of  the  same 
month  colonel  Norman,  with  about  one  hundred  Geor- 
gian volunteers,  proceeded  towards  the  Latchway  towns. 


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WAR  ON  TCHB  ATlAlfTfC   8BA  COAST,  &C.         89  * 

with  a  view  of  (chastising  tlie  savages.    He  was  attacked 
Uy  a  large  body  of  Indians,  and  after  a  sharp  conflict, 
compelled  them  to  fly,  leaving  jtheir  king  Paine,  on  the 
ground ;  after  repeated  eftbrts  to  gain  the  dead  body; 
they  at  length  succeeded  by   bringing  up   additional 
numbers,  after  which  they  moved  off.    They  soon  after*  - 
returned,  however,  with  a  still  more  powerful  party  }^ 
the  Georgians,  apprehending  this,  had  hastily  thrown 
up  a  breast  work,  in  which  they  were  soon  closely  be- 
sieged.    The  siege  was  kept  up  for  some  days,  until 
they  found  it  impossible  to  do  any  thing,  on  which  they 
retired,  but  returned  in  a  little  while  under  the  belief*  ^ 
from  the  stillness  which  reigned  in  the  camp,  that  thcT  , 
Americans  had  abandoned  it.    Gn  crowding  up  ip  it*  ^ 
they  were  saluted  with  a  volley  w  two,  which  sejoit 
^  them  liowhngtoL the  woodsa    After  this  the*  Geor^ianii, 
decamped,  and  reached  i|;he  place  from  wnence,they  set 
out,  after  encountering  no  small  degree  of  fadgue*    litis  ^ 
affair  had  a  most  favorable  operation  on  the  minds  of  thW 
savages^  who  were  thenceforth  exceedingly  shy  of  the 
settlements.  /i  ' 

A  more  seiious  war  broke  out  in  the  course  of  the  Teat- 
I6l3,  witlT  the  Creek  nation*  The  American  govien^ 
ment  had  taken  gfeat  pains  to  civilize  these  people,  anc 
had  spared  no  ekjpense  to  effect  this^  humane  objed 
But  its  endeavours  had  m,et  with  no  more  than  a  partiat 
success,  for  many  of  the  natives  obstinately  ad^i^red  t<^ 
their  Indian  fanners,  and  violently  opposed  the  intro- 
dttctioaofthe  acts  d*  civilization.    The  celebrated  1^ 


-^1 


r-y^' 


90 


HiSTOBT  or  Ttit  Vfjin. 


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V- 


cvinieh  had  paid  tKb^mavisit,  in  which  he  threw  among 
^em  additional  causes  (  discord.  A  civil  unr  took 
place,  and  ^t-  sdvage  part  of  the  nation'  proved  the 
atrongeaty  the  rest  wi  re  either  coinpelle  J  to  fly,  or  to 
joia  those  who  were  tor  war  with  the  United  States.  A 
wonderful  degree  of  superstition  and  fanaticism  were 
brought  into  play  on  the  occasion  ;  they  were  led  to  hc- 
iie¥e,  tjr  nieir  priests  or  magicians,  that  they  would  cer- 
tainly ddfeat  us  by  tlic  assistance  of  their  potent 
charm^*  The  credulous  creatures  were  persuaded,  by 
theflie  conjuries,  to  destroy  all  their  cattle,  so  that  there 
Ao^ula  be  nothing  among  them  that  might  wear  the  ap- 
pearance of  civili-zation.  They  were  further  stimulated 
lijyme  Iprilish  agents,  who  also  gave  tl)em  some  supply  of 
ams^  andmade  th?iii  promises  of  assistance.  It  was  not, 
l][Owel^r,  unul  toward^  the  close  of  August,  thatT  hostili* 
^ef.i)|)eiiiy  commericed  on  their  part  5  but  this  Was  a  com- 
n^^enieipit  of  a  lAost  shocking  kind.    ^  ^ ^^  ^ 

FOTeseeiiig  the  approaching  storm,  theseitlcrs  on  the 
Mobile  and  Arabaina,  had  collected  in  small  forts,  or 
ftatipn§,  ^erected  for  their  security.  At  one  of  these  call- 
1^^ jbrt  'l^^  ■  three  hiindred  persona,  men,  wo- 

len  and  childrJjn,  Kad  taken  refuge.  It  was  defended 
ttjajbr  Bei^ly^ .  ©f  the  Sli8jlissip()i  territory;  with 
wrt  one  hundred /iwd  thi^^  vbluhteers.  A  party  of 
re  Kunitred  Creeks,»uddenly  appeared  beforethis  place> 
alia  attacked  it  at  nooB  day.  Ijnfortnnately,^  the  gate 
b^ppened  to  be  staiidrng  open^  as  the  ludfans  ruslied  to^  ^ 
tirafai  it  with  a  hideous  Houi    I'bp* major  atteniplcd'E 


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WAtt  OW  THE   ATLANTIC   SbI    COAST,  ftC.       Ot 

close  the  gate,  and  fought  with  bravery  while  life  rc- 
hiaincd,  for  he  soon  fell  mortally  wountled.  The  In- 
dians were  at  length  repelled,  with  the  exception  of  a 
few  who  had  taken  the  block-house,  from  which  they  were 
after  some  time  dislodged.  A  second  assault  was  madei 
which  unhappily  proved  more  s^"  ssful.  A  breach 
was  madein  the  pickets,  and  the  rained  posses- 

sion of  the  area  of  the  fort,  but  r  out  great  lossr. 

From  the  houses  or  barracks  in  which  the  troops  had  tak- 
en shelter,  a  fight  was  still  kept  up  for  some  time,  but 
t1iey  succeeded  at  last  in  setting  fire  to  the  roofs.  Dread- 
ful were  the  agonizing  shrieks  of  the  wrotphed  victims 
of  this  infernal  tragedy.  VVith  the  exception  of  a  few 
privates,  who  made  their  escape  over  the  pickets,  tlt^ 
whole  of  these  unhappy  people  perished  by  savage  vio- 
lence, or  were  consumed  by  the  flames.  ^ 

This  atrocious  outrage,  demanded  a  prompt  retalia- 
tion. The  Indians,  having. thus  wantonly  violated  the 
peace,  which  had  been  for  so  m^ny  years  established  be- 
tween them  and  the  whites,  the  governments  o  the  near- 
e^fst^l^es,  of  Georgia  and  Tennessee,  and  also  4)f  the  Mis- 
sissippi territory,  vrithbut  delay  concerted  measures  for 
carrying  war  into  the  country  of  the  Creeks.  To  do  this 
at  Once,  and  efreetively,  was  the  only  way  to  ensui^e 
safety  to  the  expb^d  frohtiers,  at  the  same  time  to  pre- 
vent the  rising  of  the  southern  Indians.  There  is  but 
Mttle"doubt,thit  all  thlSf  might  have  beeft  pt-evehted,  i£ 
fiic  United  StAt^s  had  condescended  to  em|^oy  the  ifn- 
dttiilirtbipimlUiig^  infernal  policy  <ir  the 


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■>■'■••! 


]|nt»dl|  goycmmteiit,  ID  emplojiag  and  in  exciting  ihese- 
t^9t^  gjlgfited  peopl^^,  was  the  cause  of  the  unhtippyYatej,. 
wh\ch  af  ^i^  r^tribjitipif  overtook^ t^  Cjreeks^  A  se-j 
li^94Df  brilliant ^^qtpnea  oyer  this  desperate  and  d^lud* 
ed  foei^^iit^d  by  gei^er^ls  Flojd,  of  Georgia*  Co^s^ 
n  hite,  lind  Jackson,  of  Tennessee,  in  the  course  ot  one 
seasoii.  hmnbled  them  in  th^  dust    ^ 

f]^  the  shortest  notice,  general  Ji^ck«on  brought  to- 
^ti^er  1^  brigade  of  mounted  riflemen  and  cavalry,  and 
liilnii^^iately  penetraj^ed  the  €r€ek  country,  a  Oh  the  se-: 
(^nci  (tf  November,  he  detached  gener^.  Coffee  witK 
about  1^  men,' to.  destorj' the  Tutlushatcfaes'  tpwii«r 
w^ere  Vconsiderable  body  of  warriors  had  assembled. 
A  party  was  sent  to  draw  l^em  out,  which  completeljr , 
gtt(bcee(led^  and  the  Creeks  found  themselves  suj^enlj 
^p^f^ed  to  tjte  American  force^:  They  notwithstaniliiiig^ 
t^f^^  wit$  itstonishing  de^fTeration,  but  were  at  iast 
cosnpetled  to  retreat  to  their  village,  where  tl^ycpa- 
tiiined  their  resistance,  pMinately  refusing  quart^rs^ 
until  ev^ry  one  perislfed.  Tihe  women  and  children  of 
tiieyiitagei  toti^/Bunib^  of  eigh^^  w(^e  taken ^prisoii^ 

{ ;^  the  mm^  "Mj^..,  JMnre^^  a' fri^|i$]^ 
l^^thteil^oe  to  geuelral  Jai^ksonf^  that  i^t  ^rg 
ty  liides  below  W«  cwnp^l^re  were  f  m^      o^re|k| 
eoQ^cted^  at  a  |^a«^  caUed  TaMadeg*^  ^^gagcd^^  k  1^ 


me^ng  s<mie  fiieiri^y  Irtdiawi j  nrho  m^A  inevlta%  per- 


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qfclo^t)iM«Pi^^i#^  <^^  hefti  dCr^elWxiwndbfetl 
'|Bm»,  a^  armf 4  ;^#lm  o^  the»i|iiaoevi^xl 

^?p|i4»({'i  ^  *4t  l!M4ftighlti  jie  igaim .  a4?a«ced^  and  by  ae-^ 

.t]|^  {ndia^B,  jth«i.  bq#l®  i?oi|imen(je4fio  »thek'^l»rt  <m<Jr. 
great  ftti;y,,^i|tJbi^repttlae4'^o^^^^^  4»e3f«lf 

tfiiijrt^  )tQ^:^^^  h^^«!wm  fwm*  IMwir^ 

Q|^|^,#C%  «j^^j;^a|^,,iSwi  weee  purau^  #  lh(^ 
Vio^ait^  >]Mpth  great  jHaui^  ^^0%;^ 

^f<^  firafk^fii^eep^  ®>8^1>J  woutf^ed*  , 

i|f,#^  Greel^  iras  t^e  phi^^^       three  hundfE^ji 
t|^<^ ji^ioie  ftirice  f^i^de^  jpi:  thp^sand.  .  /  .  ^  •    ^    > 

^  It^nliefsee  1^  thci  elev^tli,  df^tache4  g^ii^: 

al;^1ym|^^/fro|ai  fcwtAnnstroiig*  ivh  wi^  encani^ 

e^  agaliist  the   hostile  towns  on  tHe^TallapQose  riven* 
Aftei"  marqhing  th0  whole  iiight  ;of  the  seventeehtl^  he 
sii^flfi^idL  a  town,  at  dayfUghff  f oiiitaii^&g  upwards  t^f 
tl^l^  htpdi^warriorst  sixty. joliiwhom  were  ^^^^^ 
t|f  Cf a|  fakei^'  pisoners.    Qavuig  bi^i^t  several  of  ^i^^ 
^ae^;;WMchh|idbeeii  deserted^  he  returned  oa  thtr 

The  GeoVgia  milit^  under  general  Floydji  idyancfNl^ 
into  the  Creek  country,  abotnt  the  last/  of  the  mpQth«/ 
Receiving^  information  that.a.  great  .|ii^]^c  of  Ijadiaaa, 
were  collected  at  the  Autosse  towns,  o^^  Taliapoose 


.■^      .    ' 


•^i 


u 


msvoinr '<w  «iW."«-ill^  '"  «*" 


V  1 


aiid  w)kere>iaccdr^ing  t^  the  j^i^op^t^  n 

HHilwt  them  ^  i^iiettil  Fldj^f  piMliliig  hikself^t  "^ 

ereek8^>lirfchcd  fh)m  his  cnfcife»iimertt  6fe  th^  Ch^- 
llbit^hie.  !  Oiitheevening  of  the  tw^ntf^ight\\,hteh- 
ektnft^  within  teii  miles  of  the  {)Uce,laiirfied«nun*  hM 
rtiffcti  lit  «^  itt^$!6ilt;  he  *dt^hcd  thef  toWn^  atjoat  sti^ 
ttid^cotttffie&c^i'  an  attack  tl|^dii1>d^'af|^^^ 
ment.   '  His  troo))8  ^ere  met  %<%#  i^a1i(^]%ia^  ^Drcbm^ 
nbfi  INvei^i  attd^  tt^iMi  M^«Wt^ 
#e;\^hat  tiiey  %ere  loreM^l^jf^liis^  it^ 
nets^;^  %  t6  ^  Mekets  and^  top^^     thtf^i^kr  df  di^ 
towns;    fn  tb|  couri^  of  three;  MuH^  Ih^  et^dijr  Wili 
t^pletel^f  defeatevir^aM^  t<^  vtihi^fir  fil^ 
Jbp^^Hcaha  wete  kiltedv*and-fiffy  wt>uttded,  aiffioj^mtQi 
lafteiS  t^  igene^al  htliis^f :  'M  t^  Ishen^^it^  ir ^^i]^;^ 
eid^^hai  besides  tbe  Autoesee  an^  Ti^iEiBSee  kii^/  'i£i|i^'^ 
ifards  of  twQ  huindried  were  kilted. .    "  *>** ' 

This  just  retribu^W»  it  was  hoped^  would  f     ^iheS^ 
#f6t#c^  creatares  ^o  a  ^rdp^r  senses  df  their  ^.ctiitlbfi  i 

^st^  hi  ^eir  ha«tdi^  ll^inst  lis.  In  i(he  indiyth  i»f 
B^embec,  gtinerar  CHailkf^ne  marched  «  deiadfitnt^ixt 
i^ainst  the  towns  of  Eccatiachaca,  on  the.  Alabatiia  ri^* 
^  the  twenty-second,  he  caihe  anddenly  upbii  fhidDap 
killed  thirty  of  their  warriors,  and  al^  de8trojring|  theb 
▼iHi^i;ei^ttftaf^^ 


Aft 
ieft  Wi 

dr^d  ▼( 
etid  h 

inattjg 

^tfai  ii 


which  1 
dian  CO) 

^xii^j 
large  1^ 

^u^da 

to  yicild. 

Oener 
tack,  for 

ingawaj 

a 


n%htex 


m 


««(^ 


'il 


N^ti^; 


4^iim 


he  en-' 

axig  hU 

out  sati 


•*v|«W^# 


V' 


if;«*-' 


itrti  per- 
Miwetit 


After  <t^  battljj  vf  X*!Mega,  j{cn/DraJ4^k|fl^  was 
leiN;:4itl>  bu|a  handfiil  pf  ,men»  jii  crnii^ipfeiicci  i^f<the,' 
tWmJct  ihe  pli^ia  banng  cxpiccd.^ ,  6n  iih^ ,  ibui;tf^||QJlj||^ ' 
ofJ^nuary,  K^  was  fortunately  reioforcftd  Jby  ,ei^t  Biii^ii*; 
ar<^d  Tolunteersfroip^  Tennessee,  and  spoti  af tep^  by  seif?# 
era)  hundred  fmn^ly  Indians,    He  was  ahorjtlj  afitei; 

l^iooj  by  g^^f^r4,  ^<)fl^^  ^<!^^^^  <^^  ^f^^fi*'^ 

niAitfa  haying  abo  returned  home*  On^  tbe^sevent^nthr 
with  ayi«w  0f  B^ipg  a  d^vfcraioniii  fayqpr  o^.  gf^Qeral) 
^foyd^  ftQ4/^  tlie  same  time  t(^  prelieve  fort\.^^r^^^ 
which  was  8aid.tQ  be  threatened^  he  penetrated}  the  IBf^ 
dian  country.  .On  the  evening  of  ^e  twenty -fira^iie- 
li^yii^  jiinifejit  f^opi^.  app^apfjes,  imSth^,  irj^dpity^j^  % 
iargiB  Ijlody.  |of Indians,  he,fjti<;||fi^pqd^^  i^i^ jgreait  preci^iK^ 

ti^f^.jmd  pWed  himaelf  in  t^e^best  ajttiti^e j^^^^^^^^ 
^iftUtdayrli^t,  he  w|U8  ffinpusjy  attac^edVl^^iJl^i!^  a 
sei^if^  ^contest,  tlie  Creel^  were;  compelled  Qlic^  ^om 
to  yi€iW..  They  fled  in  eyety  direction.  , 
A  general  Jackson,  being  apprehensive  oC  ^i^other  at- 
tack, fortified  his  camp  for  thenight ;  the  next  day,  fear* 
^g  a  wapt  of  proyisJLopif,  fai^  Ifouiid 

hf,^d|fo  €ro89.,i^  de^l^  iji^pine  dang^oifPi  lyhcire  hfr 
ing||ht  exp^c^an  itt^l;  he  thet^^e  deter^)^^  t^.tf^PS 
a^  seim%  5>ther  point  The,  mtm^t  jiidiclouji  ,|)ETaifpein«mti^ 
hig^l^e^  ii|(atdU^f9r  the  dispositioq  ^hi%|i|cc^ in  €f^ 
<>C^l|tack»he  m^  fbrwardf^, towards  the  pass  whici^ 
heji^^fi^«cted«    TH  imtguivn^ 


i*.;'' 
)<'* 


vJiv'' 


\.*- -?l 


^6   ■':^»^^m^^''S^ 


ed  thiricre^;iiir1ien  th^  alarhi  Was  given  in  th^  rear. 
JtfcksonV  immWiatelj'  gaVe  orders  for  (li^  right  anid ieft 
eoltirRhs  td  wheel  oh  their  pivot,  and  crossing  the  stream 
alioN^e  kndtMi)o#,  assail  the  flanks  and  rear  of  the  en^iiiy^ 
and  thus^comptetelj  enclose  4ent.  But  td  his  aston- 
iidh^eiit  aiid  mortificati6A,  when  the  word  Wafgivpnlfoi^ 
Aese  cdldmns  to  form,  ind  a  few  giins  were  ifiri^tf,  the^ 
precftfiSktiely  ^ve  way.  This  unaccountalile  Iflijght  had 
mtell  iti^ proved  fatal:  itdrew along  wit!i  ft  thfe  greater 
part  of  th6  centre  colilmn,leavi1ngnot'mbre  than  twenty- 
five' men,  whd-being  fortAed'by  colonel  Carrol,^  niaintain- 
jeil  ilieiT'  grotind  foi*  a  time  against  overwhelming  hum- 
^lierS.  Mt  ih«t  could  liin^  '  i6?e  opposed  io  the  eneiny^  * 
wi^re'the'few'  ^fio  remained  V  the  rear  guard,  the  artiti 


4.-  N 


lerycompaiiy,'and  captain  Rupel*s  company  of  spies. 
TElieir  conduct,'  hbWeVer,  was  admirable.    Lieutehairfi 
Armstrong,  with  the  utmost  coolness  and  intrepidity/ 
dragged,  with'tfil^  assistkric^  of  alfewni<)re,the  sixpqunq^ 
cr  up  the  hill,  although  exposed  to'  a  heavy  ifire  f  and, 
having  gain^  his  position,  loaded  'the  piece  with  grape, ' 
a&d  fit^d  it%iih  si^  elfecC^^&fter  a  %  discha^ig^  / 
the  enemy  was  repulsed,    tfe*  l^diins  ^er^  ^l^rtfi^iSed    ^ 
for  several'ihile$,hy  cplonel  ^/lurrbl,  colohef  Hi^^s;  d^^ 
captains  Elliot  and  Pipkins. '  Captain  Gbrdonl  of  th^ 
spies,  had  partly  succeeded  in  tukningthi^ir  fiank^and 
by  thikjmp^otis  charge,  (^ohtributed  greatly  t(^  res^^ 
the  day./  The  A;nericans  now  continued  thar^iurell 
Wkhbttt  fiirther  molestatibn.    In  the^  di£toint  e^g^ 


meni 

Oe 

hout^i 
Isf^ia;! 


gen^ 
b^t  th 
assaol^ 

fqr^ 

tbe'eiie 


wete.fe. 

w«^"v4t 


% 


r?  * 


2*^r.: 


;  .■%■.  -  '  ■ 


y" 


•  t 


V.I 


'tr.^t-H  ; 


*l 


6  rciar. 

gtream 

i  astoQ- 

il,the^ 
^ht  had 
greater 
twentyr 
laintain- 
tig  rium- 
enemyj" 
he  artit- 
if  spied, 
sutehaiit 
repidity, 
xpoiin^- 

[re  V  ^^ 
t\i  grape, 
ichai'geii'^ 


reiwM 


lit 


eng^^ 


mentff«  ^nt  twenty  AmeilfMuisi  wtue  Kplvgi^.3«^^5  ^^ 
t^fftve  woliii^i  ill  <the  iaiti  l^ij^t  i^^^  %^ 

.  Genei^f  1@|o^  wIm>  wlijBKxdif^d^^  ffMlif ^^^^^^ 
houtfciei  wite  attacked  in  k|^^ 


but  th^iAniiBesf  iiiMi  Q$m$,mi  ti 


lylig^l  general  mf^fire^a^^^i^^j^.^ 
tfii'jBttBmy  wei^  Jdmettv))«if(^^^^^  * 


*  J .     « ^  t:^ 


wet«^|eft  dead  cm  the  field^^fa^i' it  k 


■-it.  •■ 


wBk'Mm  W'Vn'  WAm^^ 


*ii,"^- 


W^r^%  Q/^k»  had  «^«e](ied  a,  itrot%  iiiitiriii^^sitioii, 
"  i^te|  i^ed  it^  f#^  vttfliok^jf  their  ene- 

"^f  «9|llli4«fabte  Jtj^gth  and  pfrtnt^rtnewr  ^^  1^^^ 
Foiidi^  iQ^ftui^^  at 

ied^^pMii^^       with  1^^iiio«iK^dimwl%iid 

''■^*'"*^^fc|mjt^Sip^1^a|Mk^^  Wiilery  ■  witfciMfcr^|fcf  a> 


lalnli^fN^  whi^  the  I^ 

^-.^  th^  Pl^at^f 

1^1 


i^itrfiiii  iMMiiiianif-lB^iniili&ii^miMii  iilinfilif  rifi 


f'.  ',  mMilkMMmini^m 


^mttem^  l^m- 


ilia 

equ 

Ibng 
Jfoug 

mei 
/^  dj 


t  Chen 


>vi*\ilt. 


7  •  .  > 

WAB  OW  T0B  A9>4^»"WIO,f1S^  C«A8T,  &C.    ,j(^ 

equal  firminesn  and  infrt^iiifify.    Bihrfii^]|a 

lug  the  anwMte'MU^^'tte  wwlif,  tl|[h»dl«iP^.'cm'i^ 
knger  be  doaUHtl }  Hm*  49019';  al#li#j#^i|r,.^ 

firai^'ii«Hii£«)iiii'i(iiMi''#.|n(^^ 

M^«MM.Uk*»esC«qpA4:r2^ail«»%  4|^  •■  " 

Mpitt.  tbiietten(iM  ^»im»,rnip|.  «l^4^!%i|r«i|li^ 
InafoeM.    Kkckaen^  Um,  ,%il*  t««i«IM^  t^  '^^, 

»  C%erok«es  kiUed;  anl  thiriyds  -iTftjiliHa,!  -puf  ' 

fonnrd,  and  threw  ^MoudiMi  it  |fie  €«i^  ef  tite  vk- 
toiv.  ^  A  detaciiraeut  «f  milj^  tnm  Korth  and  Seiith 

Cwolina,  under  the  commaiidiifcolon^PeanoD,  Bconr- 
edthe  coaatgr  on  the'iUdttma,  and  received  the«»b» 


•'v..  ■"  ^''  -f  V  t^A 


4P 


:v 


]Hkrris6iij» 

t«i|||fraiwtfltt  l^ev  ^11^ 
tt  ni^tbn)  to  fiirtBik  fteiup«i<l| 

y^'Ilikjc'aisD  eii|iga<K.to  Mtuliff 

«ti#si»1«(it  Wtb^  tocfc-te  jam, ' 


•■*.  ,:j 


btoi 


"' .   i- 


* 


:i'»>^;^|. 


t.^i 


■M 


■iim'^ 


•J    ' 


(■-   ■  < 


f-  7»^ 


'*fcJ*;t    ^- 


f  I , 


iiWli^ij^r^J -.^^-i^A,^      ^;^  . /.iftg'r  ■■-■       .  '..  .'  :   :   -  ;,        J' 

'^it%e  ddlftieHir'ilwycir  ISlfl,  t|be  Oon^mrt  of  t^ 
#iiite#WM^^«4lM46  o^n  cQiiAec|MNMeo^Ae 

l^r#^^  ^41^^  to<(eii»nd 

lbn^iilJlMat1icslMaff^imef^^ 

t^'iiMl/ iqjpe  id^     te  ap- 
.^tiie  iiii«li9a|4C<Hi^  mere  inlh 


Q* 


.^^■^•f 


-.   "*-,'• 


■*  ', 


lOS 


HItTOET  OV  TH£  WAB. 


icaii  commiiaionert,  im  the  means  of  keepbg  them  in 
■uapenie.  Whatever  willingn^esa  the  American  govern- 
ment had,  at  firat.  a  right  «atciilated  upon,  on  the  part 
of,  Britiin,  was  nioat  unei^pected^  taken  a^aj  bj  the 
•ttdflen  and  unexpected  cliange  of  scene  19  Europe. 

The  amHItioaa  Napolean,  whom  nothing  short  of  uni- 
versal dominion  could  satbf^,  wa?  now  idnipelledto 
It  taste  the  fitter  ii4Ul^  StW^^^^.  ato^-Mmguinary 
cause.  He  had  been  weakened  by  tHe  mosjk  direP  over- 
^urow,  thad  history  any  where  .i*ecords  j  buino^.  hum- 
bled or  subdued,  be  foil^wefitiir  the  phantom  w^b^ 
beckoned  hi£  to.  utter  ruin;  h^  attempted  once  more, 

^  Burfpe  in  arms ;  and  mm  the  deep  into  which  he  had 
finely  he  w»#ecipit*te*li«*»i?«'^*  *WH>^^ :  ^^  *«" 

5*  ^IrmerfireaJbewi  Btiii^  etolidk, Jlepw^  |fWW%ft^^ 
ihli  act^  prmeli,  wM^  JSbm  btlf^ynklir  w:rii.m^ 
4iHie  inclined  to  hciadrate  to^.fMropiil»]fi^ 
ivy.    m^tvmiOii^p^  P^ 

■mi  ^  ^  ^t^^m^aMimi*^^ 

ilillMr  ttididt0i«irt^ 


":|^ 


■^' 


V  ■* 


•It* 


THR  limtrtlMKI  Qi  ^WI^E^FS  *^C. 


IW 


am  in 
ivern- 
epait 

)y  the 

if  uni- 

Mto 

uinary 

\  ovcr- 

,  hum- 

unhlch.. 

),moref 


t^iji^-i?* 


ttt#it 


■v^    i  * 


the  war  with  spirit  anit  effeot. ;  Add^tipniil  troops  w«r^ 
or41{ei:e4>^  ^  vaHied«  and,  48  eriUatnimd  |>roct«dad  alow- 
ly»a.4«MlVMjwi*k»  ^^^'  *"  faanajff^  ift  \9Mh  wait 
affemd  #<ft,,i5iM»-wte'  1 1T>e  wwnie,: vN^ck  hfiil  anaci^ 
cbie^y  fjiflvi  j^t^rio^^  oUba^l!d<ia^ 

1^  e8qpwi«9%  r^aarMa^i  l^t  lii?8t  ba)!  tp  Ig^Mi  it  hvm 
payc  diBiifHf^fl^,  that  4ifl}cul,tie8  WAP^d  ^tm^r^iii^^ 
node  of  raising  monej,  without  some.^aicftriiij!  y^fl^ 
3i|<^\4  placatli€jle|irtara%iaMri*'ii.tl^ 

;M *TO^ti|i^iip^tiQWj wfta.at  ,t^^  japs  tufi^  jp^bp^t^i^ 

II^^^MM  r,.^^; HWe  afrftM(eci|»towi>r%tj  of  the  pr^ofi- 

€ira  t^kinifilKr^^c^Priiishy  fiTo^edfo  ha«^  baep  i^tiviaai^ 

jectft,^  "th^  JBi^^  d<^r»imiia8:    :rhe>^,w<^iip!n<^4if^ 

lyjoj;imi         ^C45f|alpd|rji#nd  it  ^  jp3fen^t^4|^ 

#«JfW«0lte^ 

110  sooner  made  known  to  iiie  AmencliB^^iif^^^ 

%m  twice  the  tuimhep  ^i^ttsrt  orlerad  iato  cimodj%j  the 

l^resid^nt:  which  was  followed  byiha  coni^elnent  of 

all  iiriioners  bfgyar  on  both  sides*    It  wi^a '  n^t  known 

where  this  retaliation  would  teminate  i  but  it  w^s,  after 

a  Bioat  animated  debate  in  Congj^s^^  resolved  to  proceed; 

step  by  step»  with  the  enemy.  The  conduct  of  Gseat 


^ . 


\- 


tili.-'--!* 


>«. 


104 


amnrnt  ^t  the  itah^ 


I- 


.^•8<)<^^Wih'filkft slave/      •-  ■'  ^^  ■'    ^*- "    •.^•..'"-  '"; 

An  imil^i^biitl^n  ^d,  k  c^  illr^ 

cit  trade  coii^teit)^  %ept~  With  J:lie  enexii|^' Irom  the 

iior^eril  porb  rihts;  #isi^t^^ 

^ai^^hd^e l^ii^ M^^  ^#  netrtda 

the  ttdrtherh  states^  Di^biehlhsfd  tti^s ^been'Mi^d ^1^ 
somiitli^^i^lgeB^  bjthNs  ei^y,  were  |»IacilNlfliiider'ii  j 

ilttctWdekMfe*-'^^^  '■^■.  / '\  ■■---^  "  -    ->c^/;' 

I>^Mth«ffeK!iding  %^^  war  in  Wit- 

ny  parfs  of  the  Utiion,  at  tiie  outset,  ^nd  iliief  iilf^ib^Se^ 

^^rlbiins,  iNie  yi^#i^ga^  Vo#^«^^^ 
coilld  not  fan  of  t^<^tff  tN^  ^nir<^^M^y^ 
<)^^ciaer8^  tii§  wtH*. '  "Inhere;  k,  beside«i 'ki  MS^fcitfy  te* 
l86iHHttk  ^ot^^  strotfgly  sk^feftia^'  the  fl^iligs  ^ 

^^IMBt  it  HI  M  ^e'^loQ^^1lhfe^#Mr  e^ll^edl  "IH^ 
^f4i  Ihe  iMftN^^ifl^e^li^  l)^ %i$lM^ 

•;::.:  •.,>,,  //  i.. t.'d.K?-%^^'rifm'^  ■        ■■•■  v/  •    :^  ..^ijc;.  Mi  d^i^^ni^if 


M 


.    -        '"■  ^ 

I 

■*  -     ■ 


-ifi 


■  t- 


consisi&ii 


*m 


ofKewY 
t^iimkiri 
a^^ge,  t 
*tteljrpi 

gate9  Wen 


f  ^ 


'Wt< 


# 


jtf- 


•■f 


m  the 


kttdter'ti 


iing^Ue 


vei 


\U 


«.5 


.,1AM     'V^-^ 


^^^-^j.^iv'!^  «tJi'  -?^>.  ■b-J^^:5^ 


"  ■   ->        '  '     '        ■  ■-      ,  -  '  .      ,. 


•  ,  »  ■  ■»■■'» 


r 


'■'i',). 


»*^%i 


'  •  ■HOU- 


A 


1^  #»  j^irltl^  an  Am^ru^  sqtiadrim^ 

I  cdnsidtlbgjbf  #e  IThited^^^l^^  Decatii^ 

''  %«i  M0^M»nt\iff^  and  th^  cdbop  of  Wr 

&(^ii^ '^vtBAn  ^1^  in  ilil^  haimk 

t^  making  sevenil  attdiii{»tii  #6  eiM^pe,  and^^mel^  oil 
a^itive,  they  run^iNit  through  the  sonnd;  but  wei^'^ 


diileljr  ptu^ned,  and  so  closely  ad  to  hec^mpiQed  to 
rdtlfiiltftlio  harbour  of  .New-llondon.    Hii*  'fte  fri- 


gateiB  were  towed  up  the  riy'ei%  as  far  as^^ryHbabk^  and 
aiDii^fluy- force  called  out  to  pilot  them.   The  frigates 


r      Jf 


'   f  ■ 


^:  m^  v.^**!! 


'  / 


^?i 


'%ii:' 


\  _ 


106 


msTOE^T  OV  TBB   WAll« 


were  cletailied  in  this  pkce  during  almost  the  whole  of 
iliewai\ 

On  the  tweBty^iiiiitii  of  ApHI,  18149  captain  Warring* 
Ipn,  in  the  United  $itaX^  sUtap  of  war  Pc^acock,  fell  in 
with,  and  captured  ^  British  %\<0€f  Jof  war  Epervier^ 
iating  and  irflHiiiiHlig  eigtheeii  thirtj-two  pound  carro- 
nades,  with  a'  treW  Df  one  huiklred  and  twentj^ight 
men.  In  the  ac^n»  the  Epenrier  had  eleven  kilM,  and 
ifteen  wounded*  mohg  the  latter  her  first  Uentenant, 
severely.  On  boinidi  IheiB^lfiik^  ta^  a  man  was  killed, 
and  but  two  were  wcMiiided*  The  Epervier  was  almost 
JButto  pieces],  while  the  Atnencan  vessel,  in  fifteen  min- 
utes li'ter,  was  fit  for  actioiu  On  board  the  prize,  was 
foutid  upwards  of^on^  Kundred  thousand  dollars  in  spe- 
cie.;^hich  i^cre  taken  out,  after  wJ^ch  she  went  to  Sa- 
i|^|i^>«ii4fr.  Ueutenaiii  ftoi^  ^hejro^^she 

,  WTived safely:'  '    y\-,  •  X'M''   ■ 
^-         Another  victory,  not  less  brilliant^  followed  close,  af- 
ter.   The  sJ^pcKp  ,<tf  war  l%p,^^»|rt4i|  ^aJ|^Jj,,e|>gi^, 
and  aftpr  an  j^jitioft  pf  W0^^  ^W^^  «ap^r^  t^^ 
i^^  8l<^  B*i^^  -f^  R^T 

d^  was  di8pei?it% liR!^  W*i^*^ 
i^i^,waa  «ery  gr«at.  ,,1^;  atteii^  w^^  *^^^*- 
p^yto.bpald^  bulmtb  i^,  m^^^  {^^W^  T^^ 
IDBttc*  iufcirJBdl,  that  ^it  i¥ja§  fouftd  ^ngpfrfi^ticat^fc  to  4mttg 
hen  in  f  sh^  ws^  aecprdUigly:  s^t  on  fi^e,  and  Wowa  i|^. 
The  Wasp  hi|d  five  Idlledi  ^  j^  Sf^tf-thi^e  1^- 


m 


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uriHuK  ATtiiii^' 


lor 


lole  of 

fell  in 
pervier, 
1  carro- 
ty-«ight 
ed^and 
itehant, 
9  killed, 
9  almost 
en  min- 
Lxef  was 
I  in  spe- 
nt to  Sa- 

closei^af- 
5^  V^.#0 

(to-hriilig 
ifowaHl^* 


^^dispose  of  he^  pii^fjfilif  ligain  ^^i  oo^^  the. 
tw^edty-iieventh  of  Angititi''  iSkel^  be^  loi^|  eut^ 
until  a  seciited  opportunity  otc^tred,  of  putting  her 
|tet>weks  to  the  test.  On  the  ^rst  ^f  September,  she  felt 
in  with  '<^e  At^on,  and  'itfti^  a  sho^i  %ttt^  Warm  eti^age- 
^ment^  Ms  vessel  was  (ioi^cllisd^^to  strike ;  ^biit  ivhen 
posseisidn  Was  ieibOut  to  be  ti^en  of  th^' j^^e,  i&^tS^ka^ 
tillian,  a  brig  of  eightbf^b 'gwns,  was*  descried' ;  ^para-^ 
'  tiim  was  iniMediatel J  mslde  for^aetio^^  i^FP®*!'' 

ance  oftWo  other  Tossels,  alad  the '  Airon  Ht^  tSie  iam^ 
time  makfi^  signals  of  distl^ss^  ^t  Wasj)  bore  away. 
The  Wa«p  af^erWairdi  oaptiftHed  the  Ataknta^  a'  fni|  ^ 
eight  g^.    Aft^r  %^(j  liui^eitMli  exj^lmts^  «1nkiii^  Hiao 

miriottiitiol^  l^^t  4  fl^Bfe^  of  doltlutr^  iimWns^  Wat 
for.a  loii^  tinie  |foKktl^;^q(fte«t^^^  iut  kks !  her 

ft^le  ii^^wli^ttt^  tc^rtiln  Ji^ir 
ittie^  t^  ittie  ttn^iif^  imes  of^i^  Oceafn.  ^  ^       '  '       # 

^f Pacific  1^  hlk  «l^uMf^  , 

ewic8Hl^ Was exi^dle^frwii  fei« Watisrsyicni ^Ki^ 
^1^0  lish^F^  eii^ljr  tldit^<^.  The  admiriltty 
fjt$img^U^^  8«fi4k^  ^essefe,  for  M^  ^ 

ii«a  JPdTfeefc,  *«♦%  %s^-a:  ?Wte|^fi^^  at  sfeW  was  itiid^ 
♦sAfer  iieisMi^  or  a^c!!ni^1i?%i^ditig  j^iw^J  mfere  - 1^ 


.H-. 


M£ 


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#- 


HW'<»w  J^»  fB[ijr4»- 


ireiisels.  .He  ]aiMle4,iU^  ^  imlfif^queikted  islaiijiV  called 
IjlooaheviLi ,  iiih^it^4  1>J.  nu Il^rp^s  tribes  of  the_ nj^tiye?. 
'i^cy.^tvfri^t^grafttedrhim  p^  but  afterward8ll)e- 

came  hoatUi:,  aiid  epmpell^  liini  either  to  qtiit  the  ishiiid 
or  to  give  ihein  ac;  s^i^al  .cHa^^semen t.  Hie; preferred 
theint^^r^  apd  tli^0»f forwards. treated  hiin  with  respecti 
ijt  m^  a}^  ft  ineiMi^';^B  bringing  4boiiit  ^  a'  geni^fal  rpeace 
apii^^ll  th^,  tri^f. :  After  hay^iigeompleteljr  refittedf 
b»^#mJii^d^%fvJI^|i|arA^^^^  in  coi|ipiih;f  with  the  Essar 
Ju|^iqr«  Soon^ter  hia  arritaU'the  Bnfi^h  frigate  Ph^be* 
captain  :^iU jar,  carrying  fifty-;three  gims,  in  company 
\¥ith,the  sloqp^^ar  €herub«  captain-  Tuclcer,  Iti^unting 
tmre^tj^i^^ht^  ^ufis,  made  thefr  appearance.; .  0^  entejr^' 
iilgith^  iiujtM^  :^^  Phosb^  !||Il,ibttl  i^f  ,4he  B^ex  m 

]|j^i|(iiii  ^iiii^m^^Qer  affected  to^  |»  f rttteful  %v  this,  forr 
bMearance  on  ^part  of  captain  Porter^  and  promised  to, 
pay  the  ^0L  r^ard  to  the  neutvafity  s^\  ^^  |>oi^  \  av  pr6f  ^ 
>^lsetirhich  he  c^^id  easily,  disre^rd,  whet^it  no  longer, 
a^it^  hifn  t(|  obaear^f  Repeated  aitempta  were  made 
bjf  .thwt  V^!'^!^^  comnq^ander  to  provoke  the  Bi^4| T# 
g^to^a.  I^te  comb^t'witho^t  aucc^.\;  Atlengthv^fin^^ 
jj^^^t^eyxsould^jfdtfi^  he  deter^^ 

Dialled  io  ^ize  ^  ^oi^ie  oppcHribinlty^  of  ninti^  .^ 
#ea.  On  the  ti^1y^«i^^  made  the  ^tfieii^ 

ipattirtop-tha^ttrin  ccNriaequeBce  of  wluc(i»  findi^^ta^ 
p^fl^ble^  eacape^le  attempt^  to^  regain  the  port^j  HHil 
^^iQ  tbi%  he  put  it&to  asRHiU  bajt  under  the  guotof  n 


'^ 


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HATi^  ^rVillBSy   ^fJOd 


tm 


%anis(i  batteryi  «dnd  Iet_  go  Us  '«ii«shor.  Rogardlesa 
of  tl^e  aeutratlty  of  the  place^  tbe^enemj  boredfllwni 
and  the  tw#  ve^&ek,  choosing  eaohji^iiilLU}g'/|M»9itbB^( 
opened  a  tremendous  fir^  M|K>i|tlie'iUilbiifi]iate.  Americail^i 
frigate.  Captain  Bortertleng  defended  Mmself  with  un** 
exampled  courage^  With  three  long  twekei  poandetvi^ 
nm  o^toChiaat^ra  pori^he  twice  compelled  the  enen^i 
to  haul  ^^fl^  aik4?iBpair*  They  afterward9'i|;}iofiB(  a  #oie 
deci|r^diat4njQe4  Captain^  Forter  cut  hia  cahle'taad  lNt>i 
temptfMJ-tolfaiMidl;  failin(|^in  thiivhetne^toTunhithw^ 
sel  ashinte ;  aftei:  tidying  every  eitpedieiit,  which  the  Biost 
consummate  nautical  i^iii  could  anggeat,  and  8tqpp<u*ted 
by  a^  u^^baken^firmnesa  wijihotti.  a  parraUdl*  he  wa^  at 
l^fil  compelled  to  surrender  l^iahip.  OutofacreWof 
two  hundroii l and  twenty ^fiye^  tfty-eig^t  wcafe  i|fl|i^»: 
a^d^sixtyri^vWoandecl^  anckAhli^ri^,  drow^.  /^^ 
after^i^i^s^  of  two  hoi|i9i^,i#lf«|:|W^ 
arii|s^<|9|Sifit4)ii)ii^C^  ,,  ■; 

Capj^in  Por^r  was  allowed  |o, return  in  the  Essex, 
imjQf,  b^t  wa%  shamefiilly  treated  bf  the^aturuk  ra^^e, 
of  ^Sandy  J9<^t  ,,9e  if%i^^^^^^o^^^^  1»»  giv^  ng^ hip  parole* 
and i^rwards  ^ffectedhis  eacape iii ^^iipet^ ti0il|«t i^ 
distance  of  thirty  toiIcs from  land.      .    .-•'     .;      '  jiif  sii 

Jtli^^r  to^md  lap  ipr  n^av^M  iiilfjie  prdT 

pe^  i^tnoticer/aeyei^  iiqip(Qftfiittj«fi4r8i  i9^ob,,|i,iiijtei^ 
^ tMBO)  my  appear  somewhat  ot;t  of  ^ii|ce^«^j^^ 
^^ui^tecNli^d  by  th&adv«ii^  mm 
jiratirerof  1^0  reimui^i^  ^ 


M 


*.i5 


iia 


javroHT^^t^  ^fBim  WAlt. 


m 


K   -*. 


Yorkf  ^eoai^&tii^  iif  nevenil  Sr%at€9  and  sbf  pt^  of  wan  un^ 
derr^ilie  commaAdaf  odnmuNiore  Decatur^  wfi§  destined, 
t^^thec>fWa^l^p•rtln6llt,  to  make^'etuisd  m  the  Iti- 
4iso  orf  i^  .  3ril«  tobMir  bQin^  closely  bli>ckaded,  the 
^^^  »i4i4iMii.  agreeli  ipon  a  plaeei  o^  rendezvotis,  and  then 
Mtonfitt^tft  iailroit'  singly,  andj^ildesvour  to'elude'the 
e^|afiy«  ifaadligadv^ntage  oft a^^datli  nightj  the  c  nnmo- 
doraft  s)ii|ii^th»  Fle^ident)  lloodi  iQMty  but  tinfortu- 
Bttelj  airuck  (OH  passing  1}\e  bar, ^and  waa'detaineidfor 
tini/bottrs,i¥f  #hwh  means  tli^  i^rn  of  dajr^rbughti  her* 
iH^  ;^ii^i  oti^e  <  British  squadron ;  th^  ^iidyiniDte  was, 
i^ia)«i|i^  tiiiia,  so.i^earaa  to  come  to  Action.  Decijitttr 
at&wt-  resfl^ed  to.  baai^d  this  vessel,  and  if  sntcessfulv 
to.  MlSmdbii^'  bift^jowti  ship^  which  had  entilrely  tost  ^ 
aiiliiig^  tiitiirV  ^  thi^tii^forttttt^ti^  accident  &91^  irientidlx- 
adL^tte  4ras  AUiiai^ntjBd^  ^tbis  bj  to  tniMliB^iVrea  l>f 
tii^  eiio^  r  H^tllii^fiire  <M^  guris  ^ipl£tt;her,  l&nd 

it  w«^9  not^long  ^  bM^ihci  U^  a  complete  t^  in'  tb^  wa^ 
By^tbistim^v^lhe  ether  sb^»»  of  the  squadi^had 
"oDme  ap^  and^lt^  Pi^id(Mit  wa9^  coVfipelkd  to  aarrelifbr 
The  Pi!^9i4iiit>o'»fe  twekty--flve  I^}tei4^and''si^jr  wottn< 

tkam  this  aj&ir. '  ••     -  ^  -^-''^^  V;».;       -  ■--•-•;/-' 

l}i6 1^^    ol^itBil^Mdle.  l(iRt!«i^  i^      (^f^iii^B 

4i^nftk»^U4|&  iii^» Jk^^iiift«^«ll  itl^tl0&<o^eMy^t#^ 

jJ^tiHJ' ^  ^  tw^i^t7^tM#d  1)1  Ifatcb^  |«11^  tia^^if^ 

litiNil^^  ttck^^an^ 


ti%f 


inkyMX,  ArmLtvm^'itti. 


-.'■I' 


ism 


■^ 


fioti^ilaM.th<e trew^  ihat  it ^wOs >«aitii  great iHfficolty  It 
•QuiiKl'  be^  restitaaffied  fiH»m  <refuBiiig  quartft^  tot  tiile^aMtf • 
imutefiant  Conner,  a  brave  officer^  was^fcfVBreijnwftlHid^ 
iscL  Ti^Ts  Vessel  atiU  continues  ^o  grace  <lie>iiat  oR^ih^ 
iiavy«  IFfaSb  seamanship  of  the  aiccompHshedtitniRiancltv, 
was  >!^iii^je4  en  hur  reOf  m  kome  ta  as  much  tidv^tage 
as  hife' wAanriat  the  ^onibat  |^  tkreffidays^'he  ii^nr)oh«i- 
4bA  by  a  sbij^  of  "^  iiaei  ^li^  an  admiriil's  fag»  mai, 
was  compelled  to  throw  his  guns  overboard,  before  he 
•c^ld finaiUj  effect  his  escape*  ■■  ^  -  t     >> 

ecfTkt   fri^e   Constitution^  Tetumcd  to  the  iJnted' 
Btatesi^  alfiter  a  ltti|^  tctnise,  after  th#  eestotio^  of  hastill- 
taes.    Ontheit^eii^th  c€  IMlraarj^  }f  I4*^eap{»^ 
txt  vffui  attBokedixy  lwj»  heavy  ilek^s  of  ^St.    Nothwrlh^ 
standitt^  the  iMlvsEDtn^  which  tii^  potseMsd^  of  bWK 
^le  to  <ake  raking  ^itiohs,  t^lei^  baifed  by  the  «t- 
liiost^xetli^^f^dil.    doth  "(v^f^eiqirt^red/ixid)^^ 
<d  to  be  the  ship  Oyftiiei  captaitii^Nifdtffe^  I>alc0n»||£ 
'tthty-fout  $%  t>bttnd  (Karroibade^,  atid  the  !^i^  Levittl, 
taptt&a  Odttghtss,  (^  ^ptefiH  M|kmnd  ctt^f^ 
two  Ifing  iwelveai    On  board  the  ekienty,'1^  Idii  ii^ 
'  01^  hu^din  klHed  atid  wmm.    The  Ckmsi^^4m 
had  Ifbuf  tneir  kWed;  tauA  Nde^  in^imndiid.    CafHbi^^ 
Stewarit^ed  his  prikd^  i^  ^ 

hfii«  the  British  shi^  li^Mi^  atidl^^  Niwa^^ 
j^&niij^  and  Ihe  <^f$^  i^^^^  ^i%gMl 


l^^ld  be^^pttid  to  the  tktiiikMyoi  the  pUc^^^lMe^^^- 
<i||  to^ih^^  his  estel^^  v^ 


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s: 


« 

»«.• 


■  .r 


wm 


vmfsvm  ##jrai«w4R< 


cbiiiy  -  be  nicdBtMi  in  jefthig  eff  thirCjFtiMvM^e 
Iiefint  WM  eoinpelM  tp  retttrn  to  port^!  whtee  rfie  was 
wyfaped  ttt^fioUtion  «f  the  laws  of  junttont. :.  This  con^ 
dliilM'thiBriiavsl^^istpfy' id£  t^e  late  war ;  W9' bow  twri 
^Imm^  0ii'OiiE«l9pi>  in  order  to  resuJvie  the  regular  plan  of 
.otk*  nairtftif^  DiMing  the  last  year  of  the  war,  the- te- 
aotetic^  fat  first  practised  towards  the  Eastern  'tffates  wair 
MdoeiBdied  by  actiN>f  hostilitj,  aihhough;  nbt  so  laiiiiMis  a 
ieharael^,'|%]|  swfficientlj  r%;ot3Mis  to  miake  them  feel  the 

"ik^'oppcHrtunity  itas  afforded  the  inhahitantSy  ojf ^eon- 
;Viiieii%  ^^  otooum'  enemyt  that  ^disaffisetioti  M  <the 
"*  ^ioa^  W^aibo^^  thtagi^iilnght  of  byrlhegrealiBiass  of 
tiher]Nn|9ti^;w4ateTer  sdntln^    might  be  priyaiely  en* 
^slttRtakieihy'ffew.    ComMdore  vHaf%^  iMigdAuitly 
jpipted  at  Sto&higton;  a.  sOMai^rMAl^*  ^  !^ 
itaffiki  Had  been  hastUy.c^toted^    A  heavl^boaibai^^ 
4tieAt#asK:0ptupfor  forty^^tho^  Brilsali 

r«rtii^  #tt«te^  t»  land*  w^i^  ««^cwl  tim^^ 

,  411^  #ie  i^wse  of  the  mP^*  «^Tfe>^l  JW?rtP*  vf  ^^■ 
f#  ^itijt^P  weip^  und^|t%p^  1^  %  enepy^  a^^st,  #  foxr 

'        Sjii^  BortlMaster^  froi^^ 

^Aw^iw^  fi?r^<^  J»«^^     <#  »:  NW^  ife^ist^ce. 
"^  Eaai^ip^Piwti^^^^^  i^oflier  ylllages  l^tMrs^ 

^esslyely  wited^  with(^  mj  re^j^ce  if  copseqi^^i^ 


.^-^ 


■wi^ 


t, 


t.  «• 


'#-      *" 


ITATAi;  imiStv  &C. 


**•. 


110 


The  BritisH  commao^n  atfbcted  to  imke  formal  postea- 
aion  of  all  the  eoimtr j  east  of  Penobscot,  and  fdrtifjinij^ 
Bastporty  estaldished  a  garrison  of  twelve  hundred  men. 
The  eza^t  boundary  in  this  quarter,  had  never  been  per- 
jTectlj  ascertained ;  it  had  been  dcyib^  fo  who|n  several 
of  the  islands  properly  belonged ;  this,  at  the  conclusioii 
of  the  war,  gave  rise  to  an  article  of  the  tre^ity. 

In^  consequence  of  the  faking  of  Castine,  the  frigate 
John  Adams  was  unfortunately  lost.    Captain  M orm 
had  put  into  the  Penobscot  a^  few  days  before.'^  Havtng    k 
no  means  of  defending  his  ship  against  a  powerful  force^ 
he  was  compelled  to  set  her  qn  fire>  andUow  her  up. 


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1^  on  ihn  Mr^um  fhmtier^^SaUki  of  tMfpewp^ 


.^vTBn  the  iiSure  of  the  last  attempt  to  inyade  €ana- 

which  had  proved  so  unfortunate. to  the  inhabitants 

_  the  Niagara  frontier»  and  which  MMed  the  Bri- 

to  take  possesnon  of  the  AmericanTort,  the^^rces 

'en  both  sides  retired  intokwinter  quarters.    Upthing  of 

i;  tepoftance  took  f^ace,  until  the  openit^  tf  ifce  cam- 

1^  PiigQi  towards  the  latter  ^end  of  March.  Genital  3^ilk* 

;  Vi^,  inding  that  a  large  bod/'^f  the  enemy  had  beeB 

^^  collected  at  La  Cote^  marched  a  connderable  poi-tion  df 

lis  armjf  foe-  the  )^urpose  of  attacking  their  poutioB* 

TMy  bad  fortified  a  large  stone  mill,  and  erect^  f  ^ 

Mpims.   M  eighteen  pounder  waa  ittemi^  i^fl 


untiffii 

twelve 

MxiH 

sik  wei 
theif^'tt 

tHii  a 

v#itf^^ 

i^ti^chef] 

ifttilfof 

M^ 
We  yir<i^j^ 

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ni 

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Jit'... 


ii^il^^iheWeAgift  itf  tlin  fdHi^'  luid  i^|Miliikig|i«  »or. 
mhyySi  enekf,  iii  which  efaptiiin»  Lar«illletkii#M'Fhe^ 
siift  wet%  wbttny*^;  i  ri»titkt  took  placeJ  ^be  g«iM»ral 

1(^Ai  Uiim^hiwh  irjpehi^  of  the  d^paigi^,  •4og|lefther 

iWih'M^tl^fe  dr' ihfe  fest,  caM^frthfs  officer-  togWJiw 

V  #itfe  IfVJiiLbmi  ti^  W^  r^id  on  ieh<!'^<)lf|  anC^gti^rd 

ruirlt  ^Alr  tKe  ail^inafad  of  iC^«  one,  and  geiie^id 

iirif  ltt^«'«|^rfJig,^'  j^he^^^  wh<^  hid  Wei^ 

St^chec/^frMh  the  Mik  hodjr^f  wH^Mtbetyt^ip^  ti^^ 

^dmeti]lii^tr^lAeKiagai%.    iHKe gdlii^tecndVtet 

om^,  m^'^itimi'^tii^aisibn^,,  Had  woh  ft»r  hini  a 

M^kd^rY  SliM'%  W«si^^6Mdetitlf  eiM^ed,  Mi 

J^iiro^'Mni^^  In  th^^lrsian  of 

M  eii&y/'  'thfei%  do^  iiirf*«fetn^1iaVelielen  any  jii^  ^":* 
P^a^tlie1i<>i^i&^  ^  beittr^^ 

P^'lb  ^earl^i^ 

iP^I'i^'^^iatm'e^  oflT  alfx^brnW.  ' 

;ni^Hi^1Mwe«^^tt^  tHn^  Fk^^iHnces. 

flnl^^  afi  enoi^W  dtf^sif^aeyehi .  '' 


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|iiiU4iiig  at  SMkQt>Harbottr.  .  'fbeipl^e  wu  co|^i|^- 

lort,  and  the  Growler^s  crew  undc^  U«iuteoaiit  ^airi^ 

f  jiTbiy  wen^  so  witrii%  rxeceivedJbj  t^?©  V^apk^e*,  ihat 

«.|b0ir  bi^  were  cpnipette^,]to  Wi{?*^^  ^^^  •^'^  P^^^'Wfi 

|p«cf^%»il,  .  Not  content  mj^  Wt  P^JW^mW 

tlM»  ndM  day,  i)^  Ifcn^e  Jfe^iifllfji  ,p^  1^^^^ 

-i r  ^u-^ ^x-U.xi^  1 ^ ^^-..    *U— .  ^tWQ  hu"- 

•r  i^at,*e,  8tpI;^,,^^;a)f,p^^|r . 


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boat  fbewk^  itteify  was  cloidy  puriued  into  the  er^lb 
Cotonel  Appling^  tiflemei  having  been  concealed^ 
tho  e4lge  of  Iha  baiAt,  -suddenly  shewed  themsolve^  a^d 
discb&rged  a  volley  ppon  the  British,  who  immlMliaMy 
iarrendered.  The  whole  amou  nting  to  at  least  tWo  hun- 
dred, were  taken  prisoners. 

It  was  noi  T^niil  the  third  of  July»  that^lfon^Ml  Brown 
found  himself  in  a  situation  to  carry  hitplans  into  eieou* 
lion'   On  t!«.  evening  of  that  day,  orders  were  issued 
ibr  Uio  embarkation  of  the  army,  which  consisted  of  t^o 
brigades,  oesides  the  NewYoric  and  Pennsylvania  volttn* 
leers,  under  general  Porter.    They  were  suffered  to  ^'i 
trOss  the  river  and  laiid  withoutmolestatlon;  ;the  firtfC;^ 
brigade  under  general  Scott,  the  artillery  commanded 
by  major  Hindman,  landed  before  fort  Brie,  while  getae- ' 
fal  Ripley  with  the  second,  landedaome  distance  abl^e 
te  Jort«  ^  The  garl^Olii  was  invested^  and  being  alinosi 
laken  by  surprise^  surrendered  with  very  little  resistances 
One  hundred  and  thirty-seven  prisoners  Were  talfeir^* 
Placing  a* smalL garrison  in  the  fort,. gqieral  Bromrn 
moved  the  ^following  day  to  Chippewa.    In  approaching 


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this  place,  general  Porter's  advance  met  some  light  bo^ 
dies  of  the  eriemy^.  and  encountered  them  in  a  wood ; 
after  fv:iating  them,  the  volunteers  pursued  until  they  ^ 
found  themselves,  on  a  sudden,  in cohtact  with  the  in|iB '.;,.«v 
bocfy-of  the^firitish  anny.    They  were  about  to  give  way; 
wheh  g^noral  Brown  mn^red  Scott's  brigade  to  advance^  ^, 
idth  Towion's  artilkirv^,  and  draw  the  enomy,  into  the 
^j^n^. .  The  engagtfgi^t  baeaaae  gQneraU ,  Tk9  WX  ft^nk 


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>#kNl^rs  hairing  f^M«»  b^^  1^^^  nfsgiifcv^lBtetp,  »<rh« 

Mi4s<ltoflP<*;rif$l(ltil  choosing  «L  fev0ii|i[|We;j>^sit*©)|^  ll^ 

pViHi^Q^i^^eft^jf^'fire  upon  fthe  ecemj,  ><'Kich  oQuip^lieil 

jdlem  to  retreat.    General. Riplqy  was  Qrdered  to  inorje 

ipk.||ir||K4<ilM|IMl«)  and  tunt  4he  right  wing  ;  before  ttiis 

€0u)d  ike  et8<^t4^,  tbe  British  hid  g^venvgr^uiid,  and  oil 

^  l^proaching  tltoxdticliyity  o^.tlitfeiiill^thei^brok^  tod  §0} 

inrdki^fd^ribehind  tbeir  w<M'ki^i  'TWa  «<;tioii  was  cloi^ 

aiwi  Bei?ere;  it  wABfi^^t  w«th^e«lco<ifi^And^^i^ 

^  urn  l|jp^  «yi^8ti  ^The  AioiiericaM  ha^  siattj  kitted  -and  im^ 

.jpandre^ymd  forty ^cdgkt  wounded ;  on  the  eide'^of  <^ 

%  Bidtishi^eir  killed  amoanted  tooile  hundf^andthirt|;«> 

Wikrt^  and  three  •handredMdt>tfSi|ty  woft^dod. 

iPii9  ^victoify  difiii^ed  «  v«ry  ^n€raJ  joy  o^ar  the 

jm  ,  Ui^ed  Stetesv  1 M  v«lawai 

itpinfenta  |»d  alf^a^y  rehtched  Ainei^oa,  aiidk  ipariaJi^ 

1^.  'W  disgrace,  while  eir^  account  from  Esglaiid^amioBi^ 

^  6#th^hosiale  temper  of  tl^t  coiiiitr^   This  conipletife 

rectory  on  the  part  of  psiejral  ^own^^Ad  an  exceUent 

AfW  ^i^  fofe  drttlWag,  the  inwnciWea  yei^ed  lo 
1^  fort  Geocge^  itumdoning  all  the  intemediate  posts^  Imt 
^  iSl-with^  pressed  in  their  retreat    Oen- 

;     oral  BNiwn  retunied  to  Qaeenstown  hd^;llt8,  where  he 
^  aqon  after  lean^  that  large  lrek^>cceiB«i&ta  IurI  reao^ 
^    e<^  ^e  enemy  from  Kingston  to  Brescot:    On  th^ 
^receded  to  Chippewtk  and  eiEcampa#    Qatlie't;w^% 


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WAH  ON  TBK^^I^IBN  VUfN'TIBR,  &C.      119 


U-'^ 


my  he 

.  may* 
>reibis 

nd  %^ 
tnd  tisr© 

isrer  jibe 

[xceHent 

Imt 

Gen- 

^hcrebe 

ihift,  )ie 


fifdi  of  Jtt^^fft  »ti!pi|g  4etafehineiit  w0«  ^iscQYQred  op  ita 
march  tqw^trds  S<shtesi3er«  on  tWj$ppo»ite  jide^  whi^ 
seemed  to  threitte^  tHe  American  depdsit  there.  In  orr 
der  ^10  cbtmteracjb  thW  %<^^^  briga<|%|M  ;i*oW6Qn's 
artiUeryf,  marched  ih, the  direction  of  i^^^ 

;  Oni^proacbing ^t  i&lla  of  t^iagar A,  tl^eBriitali  armjr 
waA  dieco^ened  directij!  ia  front,  occup^iig  a  poaitioa 
%hiehlikdbeeitxar^fiilljroaeiei(tt»d.  '  Geneid!  iScot^  im- 
inediatcly  d  enpatched  a  memnger  with  tMa  infiini&at&on^^  " 
to  general  Brown  ;  but  befbrli^the  arrivid  of^efMesoen* 
*  ger,  the  report  of  o«nno»' told  that  tlief  battlb  was  al' 
ready  begun,^  and ^e  general  llfastened  to  the  fieldl«ritl|^' 
bift  nmn  force.  :  i^^flendiScott^  and  the  artillfllj  iind&^ 
Towson,  wei^  wmHiti^  Kiigag^d;^    The  tivieht j^fifth^  %•  -C 
d^  its  gallant  c<»lHiifa||deiV';payorl^up^inoyed  to  t^^ 
Hgbtofliiemaitt  bttd3^Witkdi9cr^tioi]lary  ordeTa  to^ 
goveimed^fby  circamstances.    Desperate  waa^  this  i^- 
,  test,  for  aereral  hd^rs ;  ^  Atnerickn  ranks  were  ^i|<   -' 
nedv  aadnt  an  every  niddentdiituiiishing,'' before  i^«-}| 
¥a«<;idi«pa|iity  of  Aonibers  opposed  to  them.^^^  1^  ' 

muntai^v  ^heir  gK)Uti^  with  undakaitted  fir^ftliess,  i|ii|  "^ 
^peetatibn  <if  beipg   reinforced  by  geiib^l  ^  Brown#  | 
Meanwhile,  colonel  lesstip^  talcing  advantage  of  the  ncr^    ' 
^ctof  the  enemy,  k  lea^iiCg  bia  tefi;  «nguarde$lf gained  f 
their  rear^  and  a4  the  Clouds-  of  night  were  £lst  descoiSi-  * 
ib|^  be  pe&Atrated  the  BH4isblin«^  and^ut  olf  Its  lifeft 
iRi^,  inakii^  pr^c^ners^nf'  genml  RiaH 
gini^  Qrummond  narrowly  eseajMd  tb«  same  fa«a^ 
Me^l(liHadi>wni4Mr«revo^^^  Hmem* 


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120 


Uti^rbUT  dli^^^tK  'WAR. 


V 


"pawefeA'  ih^^^^^  the- Americans,  was  pre- 

vented. * 

Ripley's  brigaii^^at  lenigth  arrived^  and  in  order  to  re- 
lieve  ^  troofpBx^f  general  Scott,  now  almost  e:[^aa8ted9 
they  displayiedla  fra|i|.    i;!he  ^emy  occupied  a  com- 
manding heigb^ott  which  liras  planted  his  artiUwy,  a 
fbnbldfible  tia^ery.    Jiipley  cdiiceived,  the  bold  design 
c^  niaidngJfn^i^empt  to  cn^  4te  heighty^as  the  only 
movesMt  that  appeared  l%ety  to  bring  the  battle  to  an 
ytsstie,  and' im  thid  being  communicated  to  the  com- 
7>^ai^ii^,  it  was  approved.    Accordhigly,  assigiling  to 
>i»rj|[ille«,  ithe  4rduom»  dutf  of  heading  the  charge, 
3j,|th^^hekdo^tlie  twenty tfi^y  he  respilved  to  follow  with- 
'^  tirenty-tbiid$'^i€  yimngei^  r(Bf^ 
edin  Goliiiiin  ^  the  perili^us  cl^^|^^  but  faultered  on 
lecji|dng  the  first  fire ;  ,they  were  again  formed,  and  ad- 
f  l^jmdng  With:  a  steady  and  a  firm  st;^,  seized  the  whole 
laiii§ltmf    The  enemy  fied  iif  astonishment  and  dismay, 
vifie||h<i  Americans  turned  then:  own. artillery  upon 
^  ^lepo^tnd  together  with  t^^    own  pieces,  posted  them? 
#  illves  with  great -strength.  TThe  enemy,  stong  with 
sbl^nei  iiad  receivjing  reinfoiicemcfntsi  which  enabled 
^<lem  %i  outflank,  the  Americans  in  both  extremes,  came 
bifwith  a  ferocious  charge,  but  were  driven  back  with 
f^^gmf^mi  they  were  driven  back'^  second^und  a  third 
iun^  baving  e«i  time  received.  reinforceineats«,:^;'Pie 
Americans  weiie  leftln  ^quii^t  possesiion  of  the  fi^ld^iit- 
waiiiQir  midnigHt»  «^^  hk^i^  bj^l^iong  engi^  li 


id- 


;tJ 


*yJiV, 


-jTy- 


"■'ft 


thisdi 

un!bi*i 

not  foe 

i%th« 

ated  th 

amouni 

Americ 

we  com 

^hdUsan 

^  tliiousan 

most  bl^ 

pbrtiona 
advaiita^ 

action;  o 

suffered 

ned,^  thai 

dne.    Gf 

Wounded 

%,her€ 

unteers,  ^ 

vplunteen 

number^iil 

the  orders 
On  the 

fpr-aomc  i 

iarge  force 

^$  he  reso 

•aultandd 

^B^liepitcl 


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irjLB  ON  TH%  XOETIIHE^r  PB»NTiBll,  &C.      l«t 


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pre- 

-^^■. 
bo  re» 
istedy 
CQiin- 
sry,  * 
lesigii 
only 
to  an 

com- 
ing to 
charge, 
w  witk 
dvanc* 
red  on 
nd  ad- 

'whol^ 


»m->4(P3 


tWs  dreadful  combat,  they  were  ordered  to  retreat  v  but 
iinfoi*iunatciy,tlie  trdphie?  of  this  iplendidvYictory,  could 
not  be  secured,  from  the  want  of  the.  meatts  of  ci^vej* 
itig  th^  arliHery,  the  carrfager  having  be^ir  shattered, 
atS  the  horses^  killed.    The  total  ld<st  of  the  British, 
amounted  to  eight  hundred  and  s^ty  5  the  loss  of  Ae 
AmericaDS,  very  little  short  oftlie  same  number.  Whea 
wc  consider  thi^t  the  forces  engaged,  did  not  exceed  f<mr      ' 
^hp\i8and  live  hundi^d  on  the  British  side,  and  three 
thousand  oh  the  American,  this  may  rank  amoilgst  the 
most  bloody  battles  any  where  r^c<u;«ied.    The  digpro- 
pbrtionate  loss  of  the  Americans,  id  to  be  ascribed  tob.th0  fy^^ 
advantages  of  tixe  enemy,  in  the  pommenceme^t  of  thiP^   , 
action,  over,  the  brigade  of  general  Scott;  thll^lirigade    ^ . 
suffered  so  much,  that  several  regiments  were  ^0  tjiiflh  v>^ 
nedy^  that  when  united,  they  scarcely  formed  more  than       ^ 
One.    Generals  Brown  and  Scott,  were  both  severely 
\«^ounded,  and  the  command  devolving  on  general  ftlp- 
ley,  he  retifed  to  fort  Eri^.  ^General  Porter, -of  ii^ym^ 
nnteers,  gained  great  honors  for  himself  and  hisliftii^^^ 
volunteers.    Colonel  Leavenworth,  major  leasup,  Ind  lO^ 
ntimber^iif  other  officers,  were  liighly  coi^plim%nt(Sd^r4 
the  orders  of  the  day.    '  ^  ' 

On  the  fifteenth  of  August,  after' the* -fprt  had  been,^'^ 
fpr-some  time  infested  by  general  Dnrmmond,  wittji- ! 
large  force,  and  after  having  made  his  r^;ular  appioftcl^ 
es,  he  reaolved  to  attempt  to  carry  it  by  storm.    The  as- 
saxilt  and  defence,  were  of  the  same  desperate  character^ 
j^»  iiie  pitched  battles  before  described,  »id  terininate^ 


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HISTOlft:T  Qt  TUB  yfAMf 


a|ike  to  the  glory  of  the  Aiilerictin  officers  afid^oldiers^ 
Bj  this  time^  |he.  bravery  of  iHe  Aiherican  troops,  had: 
inade  no  light  inr^pressioii  o^  these'haughty  foeii.  The  loss 
^  'of  the  British/  <|^i^\4>n^^  ;  &nd  general  Gaines,  who 
tommanded,  general  Rij^le;^,and  oiher  officers,  acquired 
impenshable  reiiowQ. 

General  Broym,  having  recovered  from  his  wounds, 
on  the  second  of  .September,  resumed  the  command.' 
From  tl)e  ame  of  the  successful  assault,  both  sides  were 
actively  engaged ;  the  enemy  in  erecting  batteries,  the 
^Americans  in  coijipletitia;  their  defences.    The  enemy's 
r^^te^^jB^  were  becoming  every  day  mwe  formidable  tp 
**^e  foi^^Q  of  which  were  within  fivejiundred  yards, 
i#^ilKld  i^thir^)  was  rapidly  con^ructing,  for  the  purpose  of 
]|L^l|Mling  the  American  works.    A  spiriteji  measute 
fe  jKaai  tbou^^t  of  hy  general  BVown,'to  avert  the  impend- 
fe  ingl4jtilger»    jgiptlie  seventeenth,  a  sortie  was  executed 
fc    '  ift^^lant  ?tyiie;  which  ci^ld  only  be  equalled  sby  the 
1^  Ca^miw^e  skill  displayed  in  the  formation  ptithe  plan. 
r^fW  jlrkish  were  completely  surpn         the  Americau^ 
'le^tis  #kii%  a  circuitoi^  route  throu^  the  ^oods,  came 
^jfllfiu^denly  upon  the  enemy's  flank,  and  charged  in  col- 
^:mmi   took,  pess^ssion  of  all   the  enemy's  batter^, 
r  ^^gh  not  without' a  severe  conflict/  and  great  carnage^ 
Tlie  Mteries,  in  two  hours,    were  de8troyfed.|i  The 
.^  #Aiiieric«ns  bad  to  depWc  the  loss  of  some  galliirt  offi* 
ccrs,  among  whom  were  brigadier-general  Davisi>  of  the 
%>lunteer8,  colonels  Gibson  and  Wood,  iwo  valuable 
officers.    Ttie  loss  of  fiie  enemy  was  upwards  of  ei|^ 


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\   Vrxn  02^  l-HB  NOJITHEJIN  FaONTIBR^   &C.      ^J|3 

Hwiwlred  men.    About  three  hundi'ed  Americans  werjfe 
killed  and  woiinded,  among  the  latter  general  Ripley. 

The  Wellingtonian  ^'- /nvinclfries,'' after  thi?, thought' 
Jpcoper  to  retire ;  aiid  accordingly,  ^geherats  Drumiinoni] 
and  De  Wattevine,*broke  up  their  camp  on  the  night  of 
the  twenty-first,  and  sou(,ht  safety  in  th"fe  works  of  Cliip- 
pewa.     About  this,  time,  gcn^r^  Iz-aviJ  arri,ved  front 
Piattsburg  ^ith  a  reiufjrcement  of  four  hundi^ed  men, 
41  nd  placed  the  security  of  the  post  beyond  doubt.  .Con- 
J^ideriQg  that  nofhing  could  b^  gained  by  m«^|ntai^yl]|i& 
j)resent  ppsitio^i,  tlas  generitl,.  who  now  assumed  t|iei 
command  as  the  senior  pffice^,  removed  to  the Aas|i|ri9AI!^ 
44ef^^^i*  destrojijpg  fort.  £ri«>  iiiid  Qrdeped  hi%  trciq^  ^ 
into  winter  quarters  at  Quffalo.    Thus  lerm^p.t^  ^^* 
ci^ajgn  of  1814,  on  the  Niagai^  in  whieh  jthe  i^^fK^ 
was  four  times  beaten  in  fair  ^nd  equal  q<^|itf^   .Tf;*^ 
American  soldiers  had  at  last  retrieved  ^e  ;^hiy^aciei'>^ 
,  tl\f  miliary,  and  in  the  estimation  of  theciHintry}  were 
placed  on  a  level  with  the  heroes  of  the  navy^/  Tlie  ^ 
The  names  of  Brown,  Scott,  Ripley,  Miller,  Porteri  Ba- 
vis,  J^ssnp,  Ree,  Gibson,  Wood,  Hindman,  "fVynfon^    ^| 
Trimble,  will  be  ^^ritten  inlettersof  gold,  onthe  arcW^f 
American  glory.  "^^  ^    .; 

In  the  course  of  the  campaign^  a  considerable  part  o  'W 
tile  English  army  had  arrived'from  the€arrone ;  sev^il 
regimehts  marched  to  the  upper  provinces, Nioafiord^hJB 
American  soldiers  an  opportunity  of  plucking  from  their  ^ 
;"brow8,  the  laurels  won  in  Spain  and  France,-  Unde^  their^Jf 
tiiieu*  renowoed  leader.    The  greater  part  of  the  Bri%| 
\.  ■   '  '     "^'  ■  ■       i-  '■"'  '-'■'h.i' ',     .'    ^'ly 


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muroBY  or  itib  vii* 


8  were  reiained^howeTer,!!)  <&e  lower  {trovince^  bj 
-  tir  George  Prevost,  in  order  io  accomplislra  snb^sequent 
plan  of  operation,  which  will  be  detdled  in  its  proper 
place.  The  eircumstanee  of  general  jzard  having  with- 
ilrawn  from  Plattsburg,  with  Ihe  main'  body  of  thetroopa^ 
left  that  quarter^  muchexsosed ;  .sir  George  having  con- 
iMntratied  a  large  body  of*  troops  in  this  ne^hbourhoody 
with  the  intention,  as  it  aHenvards^ppeared^of  penetrat- 
SogiNvtate  of  New-York.  ^^ 

After  the  army  of  Niagara  had  'rehired  into  winter 
-^  was  quiet  with  the  exception  of  a  hand- 

;^^%meN«ir«ir,  in  which  the  Americans  were  tictorlou^« 


>!« 


^^^  Jleneral  Bissel  was  detached  with  about  nine  hundred 
^!''^^n^t<^  destroy  sOme  military  Btores,  and  wa^  met  by  the 
''    Iritis  of  ^T^ediale,  witiral^it  the  ftaiiie  num)^^   After 


lNf&  pitched  battle,  the.  marquis  was  soundly  drubbed^ 
and  urecifdtateTy  retreated,  leaving  t^e  American  gen^ 
V4|iea^9ii^ ft« erdera  without  further  molaitatioBv 


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V 


Ciij^vLta  of  Wasfdn^oU'^Bifence  of  Bd^ 

Wr  return  ofnce  more  to  the  events  tif  the  Vf^/oiim^ 
seaboard.    The  occiirrences'^<)f 'l^l4/in thiB  ^iiarif^ 
wore  a  more  derious  face  thkn'dluiiig^  any  of iiiie  ^l^cfd- 
ing  years.  .  Our  powerful  eni^iny  inanifesteilii'ftxea^^  ^li^ 
termjination,  of  carrjfln^  on  the  war  fof 
,   ireyehge  5  and  b(^iRg.Weed  frp^'  ^e  ^ontiiiibi 
^  numerous^  sliips,%k^  her  artn^sf  were  n 
^  fiS  for  any  oijther  j^jii^^? '  * A^tfvic^s  frdi 
iMMiiimssmers/se^^if^       k  littl^^ta^dl 

,'^  in  tiie  B^p^iii^  orSuiih^*,^^ 
iWr  eoast^  witJi  several  ships  of  the  line4ndii|^te|^' 
iH^aJ^at  riui^  «<ioii  lit#  ei^ 

iiMjed  Ihff  fehesk^afci^iiiiiih^^  a  thr^tteHi%*i 
Weigainftt ^r^Hnirpja^^       mim^  €  '' 


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RisTOBT  oir  Tnti  Wait* 


crabie  time,  however,  elapsied,'  before  any  imjiortaiit  6if- 
terprize  was  undertaken :  but  admiral  Cockburn  was 
actively  engaged,  as  usual,  fii  plimdering  and  pilfering  ' 
the  planters.    To  oppose  some  check  -  to  this  atrocious  . 
reparee,  a  flotilla  of  gun  vessels  was'  fitted  out  by  our  \ 
government,    and  the  command  given  to  commodore 
Barney.    This  intrepid  veteran,  soon  made  himself  so 
formidable  ^om  his.  rap^d  movements  through  creeks 
and  inlets,  that  the  ei^emy  found  it  necessary  to  destroy 
^^  ^8  fiolilla.    A  number  of  vessels  suited  to  .the  purpose,' 
rere  accordingly  provided.      iThe  commodore,  about 
ie  first  of  June^  was  chafed  into  the  Patuxent :  here 
"^  Al^r  larger  vessels  n^t  being  able  to  pursue  him,  they 
>.  jient  their  barges,  but  whicfi  were  compelled  to'  sneak  qS[ 
^JaUtfA* thaiti  *they -caiBu^    A  moite  fonnidabfe  squadron  of 
*|Miat8,  a .  ftiw,  days<  afterwards,  c<^mpell^d  the  commo- 
iil)|pe;|f>ta%e  refuge  1^  where  hcjwas   ' 

;^4pa||y  '^<;kaded,  by  two  frigates.    Commodore  Bar* 
^^eived  some  additipna)  fbrce  from  Wash^^ 
>W3i  ioi'tijcf TO9utfij^^  ti^  )Breek,  and  cho^ 
,^gaii,a  weU,  jfifeeted  fire  on  the  JBritish 

1^09il0l^ti>Je, j^<^e^y  wftig^i|  and^ 
down  the  iPatuxent.    Barney  embracing  ti^is 

..tttXeijtt^'      Ms:.;lV*.jf^'  ■■^--.-/"^■-  f.V,,.:'^     %  '■^r-'-^v"V    '' 

lia-j^of  theei^is^ 


■..\.^ 


ti*: 


■^■ 


r,,/ 


■1»»' 


-'  t    / 


cjLVTVTfCR  Of  iiYAsmirG^rox*  &c. 


'  <<i 


and  Marll|orottgh,  and  .thei^  coprageously  aitaclc^d  the. 
tobacco  warehouses  find  henroosts,  whieh  wcre^  robbed. 
iv|th,.Gopkburnian  ppacity.  The  viaif  to  thos^  viMagesy 
iirst  showed  them  the  practicabilit}^  of  attacking  Wa^« 
i|igton,,in  this  quarter,  as  they  would  be  enabled  to  ap» 
proach  it  within  thirty  or  forty  miles,  before  any  suspi- 
cions could  be  entert^ine  d  of  "ilieir  -designs.  'Kie  year 
•)i)^fofe,  considepible  alarm  had  prevailed,  iesir  the  enenij 
would  ascend  the  Potomac  in  his  ships,  and  attack  thd. 
city  pC  Waahi^^gton ;  but  no  suspicion 'of  any  probable  at* 
tack  in  this  direction,  was  entertained.  Indeed,  i,t  appear^ 
ed  t^  be  the  opinion  of  many,  that  tho  Amerio^n^^capit^,  ,^ 
v^oulj^sciircelyWd  out  any  inducement io  them  to  in 
the  rbk,  w:hen  but  little  could  be  gained.  Of  thi»opi^.  >;  ^ 
iqni pyas  th/^secretary  at.war,  who,  it  will  appear,  did  n||t  >  -i 
Ijli^e  those  precautions  necessary  to  secure  the  Americ^a  V;' 
C^ikl  IcQin  tHJe  djisgrace  of  b^ing  spurned  l^  Hliprd^  ^  ^ 
step^.^^;  Prrsidtnt  Madison,  in  a  counc^of  th^ljij^i^i^*^^^^ 
j^epaftmeiit^  had  determin^that  at  least  t^nj^|j|an^ 
"  tnen.  ^hqald  be  coUejcted  aisome  point  wll 
jpearly  equi-distant  from  Annapolis,  WasI 
jBaltimoi;;^!  apid  4ovl\^  coyer  all  these^  plac 
GUtion  ^f  tne  plan,  was  of  cpiirse  left  tp  A 
Jip^yf  ^»jlW^«7  distiipt  being  formed,  general! ;^^ 
intlf.m^ 

Jl^^au^^nj^       the.  ^cre^ar^^  cairo|tj(^fe  ncc^ 
8ijr|^|p^e;.   i^  !■ 


■>■ ,'  - 


*v.' 


mftTdlTT  tw  Tm  wxtu 


V 


lary,  to  eninttr  at  all  ey^nts,'  the  ^e(|lltilfe  h^mhet  im 

"^e  fielfl.  '  The  general  busily  dccttjiied  hiiiisclf  hi ;vi»it^ 

ing  dl  the  different  part^  of  his  dktrict,  and  in  iiiakin^ 

ihi  neceyafjr  arcangementa,  toiheet  the  enemj  at  all 

points.    No  eamp  was  formed  as  had  been  contemplate 

ed  i  all  the  force  to  be  depended  npon,  was  Statisburjfi 

brigade,  theii  n^ar  Baltimore,  a  bodf  of  militSa  ai  An- 

'fiapolis,  aboi^t  one  thousand i%gularr,lndt  the  militia 6f 

tiie  district  of  Columbuw  / 

^    Aditoiral  Cockbum,  aSout  ^e  Brrieettth  of  Abgusfv 

r^*^  jB^ended  the  bij  with  twenty-two  sail,  besides  trans- 

^,||(oK8,  and  was  joined  by  adte^^     Mafcom.    About  this 

limc^,  it  appears  he  fornied  a  r^isolution  of  attacking 

TVaahi^^^         The  circumstance  of  Bh'mej':^  flotil^lji 

J  v^  "Klvihg  taken  shelter  in  the  t^ituxehf,^  favored  the  ^^il&n 

i   -    pF  attajiJLing  the  city  by  way  of  Benedict.    Accorcjingy*^, 

^      '-dwiding  his  force,  and  sending  one  detaclHiietit  up  th^ 

if  to  threaten  Baltin^OFe,  undet  sir  P^ter  Parker, 

.the  Patomac,  lii||tfr  captain  Giordon,^^^irf» 

ashingtQii]^   he  took  the  road  hiihself  first 


Ian|f  ibrces  debarked  at  jftendiptj,  on  the^ 
i*C*|viiii|jpfcardf  August,  and  on  i)i6  twehty-secpni  reac^- 
^  edllpjii^  {^larlbprough* $  and  Bi^nQierican ffotHk  wliicl 
^  kali  dicej^cfied  as-liigh  as  this  piaGew/]|i^as  nOw  'destroye^^  ^ 
,  '*  #iiti  Cfilliiifodor^  Baroey,  according  to  hi^  ortlergC'^iii- 
^  id  g£^i^ra^  ^^<I<^  y^^^  tua^maniLes.  .  At  thia^  timey  t6o 
^^-^^merican  general  lia^^  not  mdre  ihati  two  tfi'piiilnd 
mi^,  >at  dtflectcd  p>  cai^  at  a  jrtaci  c4lM^^ 

*  -  ■•■  r-  •■     '      •  -    Mr         -■  Jr 


Wooil, 
Old  Fi 
The 
course 
Annap 
and  its 
a  force 
extremi 
*  ing,  he 
force  i< 
open  fie 
under  ^ 
noveiiac 
▼ance. 
>nemY\ 
few  roui 
advancii 
,  Apprehe 
.About  su 
iavy.yai 
^cover 
wg  gene 
his  coinn 
CSreiieri 
Strong, 
Wasjoine 
loner  Stc 
^atig«ied 
;  lliedbyt 


■j't 


\> 


-«^ 


m^ 


>*. 


Wooiljrarcl.    Ou  the  twenty-secpnd,  he  fell  bAck  to 
Old  Fields,  where  he  encamped  for  the  night.  .,jV^ 

The  general  might  expect  to  be  reinforced  ^  ttli 
course  of  a  day  or  tw6,  by  the  militia  of  Baltiraoi^  and 
Annapolis,  ^hich,  with  the  volunteers  of  Qeorgetowta, 
and  it»  neighbourhood,  and  the  regulars,  would  give  him 
a  force  of  about  five  thousand  men.  As  the  ground  wat 
extremely  favorable  for  skirmishing,  and  irregular  fight- 

'  ing,  he  might'harrass  the  enemy  on  his  Advance  y  for  hit 
force  was  by  no  oieana  sufficient  to  meet  the  enemy  in, 
open  field.    On  the  fSSd,  the  gener(|l  detached  a  party, 
under  Lionel  Scott,  for  the-  purpose  of  watching 
movetaents  of  the  enemy,  and  harrassing  hin»  in  hi»  ad^  J* 
▼ance.    ^ithin  fix  miles  of  the  American  ean}^,  the  ' 
'tnemy  was  descried  marching  in  column ;  after  firing  a 
few  rounds*  the  detachment  retreated,  aiid  the  enemy   '% 
advanciug  three  piles  further,  encamped  for  tife  night. 
Apprehensive  of  a  night  attack,  the  general  marcAcid    ' 

.  jd>ottt  sun-set  into  Washington,  and  encamped  near  th#  .^^ 
navy-yard.    Eariy  the  next  morning,  the  ^^sh  Were^  > 
"discovered  to  have  taken  the  road  to  Blaj^MJII^^v- 
ing  general  Winder's  force  on  his  left  fla^^J^HBtving 
his  communication  wiih  the' shipping  entirl^liPwraed^^' "  r 
Creheral  Stansbnry's  brigade,  about  thirteen  htlniSr^ 

^  ttrong,  arrived  at  this  place  on  the  twenty-seccmd,  and 
was  joined  the  next  day  by  the  Baltimorians^^nder  co;- 
ion«rSterret,  about  five  hundred  in  numberTtut  much 
iaiigfied  by  a  forced  nuirch »  the  colonel  was  accomp^^* 

_^  lued  by  the  artillery  com]>anie9  of  Myers  and  Magf  ttd^,>*; 


,- .  «*■. 


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inSTOUT  OF  TUB   WAH,         . 

•  •  ,     •♦  ■■        .        .  , 

the  light'  battallion  of  riflemen  Under  Pinkney,  tlie 
STturney  general,  wiu)  could  fight  as  well  as  speak.    On 
the  twenty-fourth,  about  noon,  the  ci^cmy  iiiade  Ms  ^p* 
pearance  near  Bladensburg.    The  An\cricans  had  dlrea- 
•dy  posted  ihemseHes  in  the  following  manner :  Stans-' 
J)ury*s  brigade^  was  drawn  up  pn  tht  west  side  of  the 
Western  branchy  tlie  artillery  posted  so  as- to  command 
ihe  bridge,  the  riflemen  so  as  to  support  the  artillery ; 
Sterret's  regim(;;ntj  in  an  orchard,  in  the  rear  of  those,  and 
th«  other  troopi  in  the  best  position  the  nature  of  ih^ 
^Ip'ouncl  would  admit.'   .General  Winder  having  survey- 
ed  this  disposition  of  the  troops,  wfiich  had  been  made 
yitlljthe  assistance  of  colonel  Mlonroe,  approved  of  them. 
The  gjeneral  had  already  posted  the  lAarines  aud  seamen 
diaiki0  rising  ground,  in  a  position  to  command  the  road^ 
jn.t\)w  separate. batteries,  one  under  commodore  Barney) 
^    the  0^\  under  captain  Miller.    In  the  rear  of  these, 
.    there  was  *  >^e(^nd  line  of  regulars,  volunteers,  and  mill- 
^.  tia,  unider  general  Smith ;  there  was  just  tipe  t;o  post 
^     these  aboul  half  a  Tnile|a  the  rear  of  the  first  ilne^Vhen 
tlvgiMtttle  cQimnienced.    A  stron»  regiment  of  Maryland 
*i  ;anilitliy^tt|iu)ded  by  colonels  Beal  and  flood,  at^the 
.^ame'^ini^P^k  posts  oh  the  lengths  south  of  the  great 
'    >4;oa4|^  gamofig  the  woods,  whenpe  they  could  annoy  the 
^'appi^^hing. enemy.    Until  this  moment  the  heads  of 
,     ib^partmfnt^  with  the  PreBident,  were  on  the  ground, 
'  counfendlltine  th^  arrangements)  but  as  the  yowling 
»     std'm  seemed  to  bedrawiug  nearer  Jirid  more  near,  they 
*^V  dieen»ed4t  proper  to  rctireif  as  men  of  .the  quiH  uicrelyi 


should  1 

'    iron. 

Then 

tie  v/orti 

empire : 

dreadfu] 

the  setti 

and  a  t 

Alas!  b 

yei  man 

with  ra; 

taped  ui 

iibuls,  thi 

The  c 

moved  1 

der  color 

the  well 

from  the 

colonel  I 

was  soon 

Tphe  Am< 

•bilged 

▼ance,  n< 

iVjters.  ^ 

i^sketr 

all  the  ei 

the  other 

eonfiision 

British  n 


^^^ 


¥* 


'M 


t'. 


OAFTUUE   Ot  WASHINGTOW,  ^C. 


.f 


On 

dlrea- 
itana- 
Df  the 
unand 
llei^ ; 

of  &^ 
urvey* 
I  made 
r  them, 
seamen  . 
e  road^ 
^arnefs 
f  these, 
id  mili- 
%Q  pQB^ 

iryland 
at  the 
e  great 
noy  the 
leadt  of 
oundy 


ir,  they 
luierelyi 


should  have  noUiing  to  do  with  cither  hot  lead  or  ^otd 


iron. 


The  reader  will  now  expectao  account  oFa  bloody  bat-, 
tie  v/orthy  to  have  decided  the  fate  of  the  capital  of  a  great 
empire :'  he  will  expect  to  hear  of  horrid  carnage,  of  the 
dreadful  shock  of  arms»  continued  from  the  rising  nntil 
the  setting  sun,  night  closing  on  the  ensigiguined  plain, 
and  a  thousand  ghosts  slirieking  in  the  hollow  wind. 
Alas  !  but  few  widows  or  orplians  were  tnadc  thjs  dajr  ( 
ye{  many  an  eye  was  wet,  and  many  a  heatt  wad  filled 
with  rage,  that 'as  many  of  our  gUllant  counjtrymep  e»-  /. 
taped  unhurt.  Let  us  lay  no  flattering  unction  to  ottc^ 
Bouls,  tliis  day  was  disgraceful  to  Columbia.  "^ 

The  enemy,  conung  in  view  of  the  Aiftericai>  line^ 
moved  in  a  column  to  the  bridge.    The  advance  ^n* 
d^r  colonel  Thorp  ton,  received  a  momentary  check  frem 
the  well  served  _artillcry  of  Myers  ^nd  Ma||i%der,vand  .  . 
froin  the  firQ  of  the  riflemen.    But  rallying  his  men,  the ' 
colonel  passed  the  bridge,  and  then  moved  forward,  and 
was  soon -followed  by  the  main  body,  under  general  i(oss#     ' 
The  American  artillery  and  riflemen  jvjre  soon  a/ter  .' 
•bliged  to  retreat,  while  the.enemy  t:pntinued  ^  A^*  V  * 
vance,  not  a  little  annoyed  by  the  ^arCllery  of  majon  • 
Peters.    When  the  enemy's  rijght  approached  within  :% 
.  ijliisket  range  of  Stanbu ry  - s  brigad e,  this  brigade  brok^: 
all  the  efforts  of  the  conmiander,  general  W|pder,  and  '^* 
the  other  officers,  could  not  rally  ;them.  ^They  ,fled  in 
eonfiision;  carrying  terror  |^herever.  they  wen*.    The  >?*'^ 
Britisdi  now  proceeded  in  column  along  the  road,  unti|^^^ 


^.u 


■  i  < 


■  ,-W?". 


J^^*". 


-».     *■ 


bi^tcht  of  the.  war. 


fltteycam^  suddenly  an<l  iinexpectedly,  in  view  of  eoM- 
ii^odore  Bki'iKjy,  wiio  gave  therti  so  Warm, ai  reception, 
:ihat  <|icy  pr^ecipitately  felM>ack,  leaving  the  road  strew- 
I'd  Wkh  tlie  dWd,    Aey  deployed,  s^id  pushing  Qut 
flanking  partJiss,  endeavouring  to  gain  the  Aniericaxi 
rear :    on  approaching  ihe  battery  of  captain  MiHffi 
they  met  with  a  reception  as  little  agreeable  as  that  af-; 
forded  them  lf|^60mniodore*Barney;  they  coritinuect^ 
bttv^rerj  t#toi  ou^  flanking  paHie^s,  unti>  both  (h^s^ 
-^Wii^orps  y*irc  in  d4ri^p^<)f  being  ctii  oft,  when  th^^ 
wfere  |tfderSi  tp"^reti*WLt.'^The  commodore  , had ;  Keea 
severely  Iwnmnded,  and  -fell .  into  the  enemy's  hands. 
1g^n|biiii^'sJ|^gadc,  had-  betftt\0r^  to'  rally  on  the 

second  line,  commanded  by  j^eneral  Smith,  but  on  com* 
ing  &the  road  ^jch  led  to  Montgomeiy  coiiij-hoinsei 
th^Jl^d  nearly  all  taken  that  directiOii,  and  others 
were  ^fe^Vded.  QenttiX  Winder,  now  ajiprehettsive 
|^i^jth^i|i»^li#w|^i>e  outflanked,  ord«jred  it  to  retl^eat, 
intendW%  to  maktf  anothei^-atand  nearer  the  capital. 
Gei^eriil  \Wnder  tod^  to  the  capita^  and.  meeting  With 
tb^*'^9idettt  and  heads   of  dqpfaitm'ent^,  who  wei*e 

*i|dt  ihili|fer^%i^8.<>»  «>»»**i*^%n  *  secott^ 

'  jtttlmjiSi  ^nce  fie  ii^t  of  the  ^reafc  body  of  tiie  troopi^^ 
,  ^i|9^prii||Uca^  was  therefore  oi^ 

l^?d^%  march  through  ih«  city,  and  take  jposiUdn  m^^ 

^^-  Mcefirif%A  iio  furthier  i««stwi«»,  the  Ifcitish  g^MN 
I?  rid%j»|M^^  metrojjolis  with  about  <kiie  thousand 

%»eni  where  he  MwedTiboH  eight  o*elock  in  the  eV^ 


^^' 


■  ifl^: 


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A'  ■ 


'■'^l^ 


»V 


#-n 


,!!' 
-•■.*'•»- 


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k«i^, 


■«iPT*B»^<fe'*t»i*tfiiS!rtf5IS>s(!;  tec.  ■ 


lii 


atrew- 
ngQ(ul 
ei  ican 

^at  af-; 
tinued, 

I  Heeu 
haDcls. 
on  the 


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oiherti 


■■  .I* 


•^ireat, 


9ec( 
Iroopal 
rare  p?^ 


i[<]^ti8aii(i 


r»gi<whilt  me  rttnjEihxd^^f ftlie  Mlj  (^cf^I^^  Wi 
a  Jwriie  or  tW4l/of  the  ]AKtk  -V^xk  haughty  iiaVadIr  Vat. 
n^w  mastei? .  #tHe  pwiid  littit  of  thc4vfe*tteffn  gt^erti-" 
n^itf  not*  a»  fpletrfid  aild  popirlou«  'tUy,  but  the 
'Hi^i»i  .idceletfift'^iCt  a  Cowni  cogasffttHi^  ^  ;46tached 
groups  of  houses  scattered  overdo  iinm«n8ie?)^ljin«  X^e 
c^fid  yetmnluil^Mvexyi^%  |^  ^i^n^n  ef  Ame- 
r|^  arahftecture,  us  did'f h6;6ii§fCui^*  'W  iiitepl- 

edb^odT^tbe  residence ^'^eM^ef  Sbgi^trl^;;  .ll^ese 
Intf^dingSi  t<%eth^>«t4th^  niMbe(ie  of  prSVi^^Td^v^ 
wtpe#r«iip#f  ^  ^tohlesft  b*l^)i(^fl,  Hl4i##Wfe  noW^ 
iniiite^4art|?#5tfityi  :?f4%€^«i^e^  vrfclWife^ 

dlifei|^^*ad  tite^i|»^^  theyrwpttld: 

^ave  diared  fte  same  fate.    This  disgweeful  a6t  ot  ikhe 

at  i>n^  .^UiSiuld :  many  hating  desertedi  Or  s 

tii^f!;^i(#;ihe  Jkm 

tir«^i*^tku»fedbiri?«»fe^  ^nd'ili  Abir  ■  "' 


11 


.   r-t-       .* 


.ii^' 


'♦•  , 


l:y       :-»^ 


tlf 


■.:-i'^ 


1t^ 


t 


•X 


-  u 


*>..*.= 


♦  " 


honor  of  tbeurc^Miiiti^J^ree^^  Theopp^f- 

biiuhcfinidljr  wsttle<l  on  the  secretarj  at  vkt^  geneml 

Annsibioiig^  i^  ^^^netat  Wmdet  5  tho  firH  at  the  m^- 
>^^niattoBcf  t^lPi^lJdent,  with(^     from  oflSice,  the  lat- 

W  iN^  ^iE|||  f^dourj^Biar^   ajt  ^i  <^n  solicit^ton, 

n&d  acqiltlti^*  , 

i^J^^a^  eetrtale^^io  Benedict,  on  the  twei^        , 

(kxTJm§tmfi^^  In  the  meimwhile^^ 

^e  fimrid  dl^bment  uiider  captain  Goii^on,  ascended 

^e  P^b||A|Mc,  ^^     on  the  twentj-sipyenth,  apprOa^ched 
.  foH'^ii^^^Qni  if^^  inuhMiatelj  l^lown/ np^li^ 

the  o!ffi€^  ebd«i^^ 
'tmy  noiir  lieej^  wl|h  nQ  6p|^^  ilp  iiifelj^vto 

^  Atexan^ri^/whicKlj^l^  under  aheayjr«ontriNK 

^' Mon.>.:*^^~^^.V.    ■  --'-''-' -'  ■    ■■'■'-^-    " 


•  f  . 


,  -^  -.  * 


foiifetded^  and  reqi^iiN^d  t^  l^^^delivei^  Uf^der  the^thi«a|b> 

I'kdes^^^lpi^^m    l^ith  t^  fhard/cpn£^i^ 


f,.'  fthe  iamiui&mkin  of  t^  iniM<^$^^'<^tt0iti|o  suiecoes-^ 

^'  nne9,r<l¥ho  jji^i^d^  th^Ci^ 
%nt|f»tane.    i^^  liwt  two  imiidi^ 

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fell  back  to  iheir  shipS)  losmg  upwiMrdM^  tifirfy  in  kSled 
lind  wounded, 

-^e  capture  of  Washington,'  and  the |diiiider  of  Alei* 
dria,  excited^the  utmost  alarm  in  Jidl  the  Amfrican  cities^ 
^ui  more  especiajlj  Ji^  J^timor^,  thfB>(^am^  to^e 
scene  of  destrujction  iptd  ,r^||£tt7r    The  De|iijrn<»f  Jti 
<^ti^n  soldiers  from  the  ie|d  of  BladenslAi^  fijled^^i^ 
l^ace  wifh  consternation  and  dismay.  -BoQ)^^  listening 
Ad  the  appri^ensions^^ii^.  the^  moment, ,  were  i^r  intluB^ 
^  best  terms  they  could  .with  the  enemy  at^-once,  in 
di^erto  save  the  city  from  destructiDn,  k|)owiai|;  4lie 
deadly  antipathy  harboured  against  it  \x^  ^e enemy: 
liiFt  this'  was  inahfully  rejet^ted.  ^  K  wi^.  r^dyecl  to "  * 
ftij^t  the  best  qieasur^s  far  defence,  the  time  woutld  ad*  , 
iiiit  i  an^  it  being  now  ascertained^  that  the  firlt  idiia  sng> 
l^ested  i^  their  alarm,  of  the  enemyi  ^tentio&to 
macdi  immediaftety  from  Washington   to  iBa^tittiore^^^^ 
.was  g|«iitiiidle^^^^        classes  of  pe<^9ig|i^^^tKlifwy 
dor,  In  the  prenaratibns  foi*  f^helteiri^g  t^ir  toi^  agMna^^ 
tile  igondng  ten^st    The  other  cities,  parti<:«AiirW  I^^v 
addiphia  and  Kew-Tork,  exhibted  the  most  Hvely^Wei^ 
iof  l^atriotic  exertions  in  die  fortifications  and  works  of 
defence.    The  different  elates  of  tb^j^pidatio^,  mov-^i 
dl  in  separate  li^aiids,  toovj^oi^  on'^^^ 
foubd  of  the  most  ahimatittg'music  |  j»ne  day  it  M^u^tl^e^ 
M^^^^nts,  the  next  the  ^fessioiu^  «|Bn,  the  1i^j^> 
tii«  diif^rent  kinds   of  ^ineishani^s,  t^  ^e  var|[^s  , 
fcUgiOtts  tongregations  or  sec^  and  then  the  ri^^ 
•kiod  citizens  of  different  ntfUons;  all  these  in  ^roedi^ 


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%iHemwt^tf  4^  l^ti^co^  %r£een  ifttii^  below  ™"'^ 

•^<qr|,:^lli^  #^^  about  twiner 

tb^cuiiD^ia»eB^  '  A  d0^  ordered  to  mo^m  ^If ' 

'iiri^te  o^^ifc«^^^  Oil  |b^l^evei^^t(4 

w;;%Qf^t»$  4n  thi8,^e  gi^nerii  tooV  ^poski<m  at  tiii^i^Eiettoa 
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i&Hfish irmy,  and  for  sdti;^e  iitiae  cilvecked  |^  progr<i^*  ^^ J 
'^P^  fcriimiiB^ttci  if^Vofeitig  orf  colonel  Brpc^B  %e  rfe»|6d  -    | 
^^^ii  tlie  whblfe  tbr^fevlittre  short  cjf  seveift  fedtii^M  inflfAi 
,:iind  coinmenceil  the  QW^ag^meri%J^  %iirigfr<^^  ^ 

brisk  cUnnikiide  wsb  jQ()ene4  f»'o^  ^^  :i^  .  :^ 

*  i|un  Mwitgt>oi%,  ^liifefv  wiL3  ^ai^V^t^ililJtrirjr^^ 


-   mil  agamsf  tne  Bupc^oi*  iii^i^im  tiif  ^ntrs|i.  n  v«** 

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reier^fiM  bjr 4he  unrortuiiate  pmnc  vhicli  seized  ile 

tr^ofifit&at  gave  -pky.    The  loss  on  the  American  sidi 

'    vfia  4i^lii  one  hundred  and  ei|^tj  in  killed  and  wound- 

r.  red  i  the  BiitMi  loss  'muis  at  lea^t  five  handred. 

.     The  brigaded  upder^  general  Stansburj  and  Fprman, 

thi^aeameii  and  marm^  f  nder  commodore  Rodgers,  the 

IPennsylvaitla^Tolunteers,  the  Baltimore  and  BM|rine  ar^ 

'  tilierjr;,'nia|i^ed  the  entrenchments  and  heayy  batterieii. 

Thiis  {Mi^edi,  thejr  eourag^o^slj  awuted  thi'  lippiroach  ^ 

.  tht  <^tti7^  who  had  not  thought  proper  to  push  forwi^r^^ 

; alter  the  t^liE^  Th<^neit  mdrtiing^^ 

/ll08i%iW«|jf  4pP^^  in  fbont  oftbr 

Amerdciyaiines^  inelined  to  theTork  and  Harford  roadt; 

aa>if  tarelu^^e'tcr«rh  in  that  direction^  b«|t  observii^ 

tiiit  geneiil^  S|iic|iierand  Wilder,  adapted  thdrmoTip^ 

jQients  80  a%%  countepct  this  design;  it  approached 

,fit|tlfin  a  mHe,  as?  if  to  1^ 

:;.i^4ibe  n^t^^^  important  land  opeitctions^  a  pfl^- 
"^  J^dNiti^ek  waalinade  on  fort  M^tlenrf  »  ndiich  commaii# 
'^i^l^jpf!^  city  by  wateiv    The  defence  of  tli 

||^iB|^^  «d^  ii^^r  Armtstdiidy  tog^er  yn^ 

'^^  ^  ^^ 
'%^&S0i/t'^^  1TV<^  batti^ries  t^^^ 

^  Mghi  #y^  ijiitfitted  lj|f  sapors,  the  om  under  If^tftie|3riti$ 
^IM^bi^^e  olttlciy^^  lieiiitenant  Wetoi^f 
yedai^iig  l^aclB^  ihe 

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ivfaile  those  in  the  fort  were,  compelled  te  remain  jenttre^- 
ly  inactivef    Qhce,  indeed,  thej  approached  svfficieni: 
\y  near  for  the'guxia  of  the  fort  to  be  brought  to  bear» 
which  sdon  compelled  them  to  retire.  ~  l)ari4g  the  nigh V 
several  of  their  bai^s  were  discovered  approaching  the 
^shoroy  and  were  immediately  attacked  from  the  batte- 
ries/ to  the  right,  and  one  of  them  destroj^. 
'  Bj  this  time,  on  consultation  betweei^  the  land  and. 
naval  commanders,  it*^  was  mutually  agree&>  thatth^ 
capture  of  the  city  was  impracticable  i  it  was  thirefbre  ' 
resolved  to  niake  all  convenient  haste  out  of  the  way* 
Thjs  retreat  of  the  army  was  commenced  under  cmti:'ot 
a,;  dark  and  tempestuous  nig^t,  and  the  next  morning 
had  entirely  disappeared  from  beCore  tli?  lineSi  and  were   > 
immediately  pursued  by  general  Winder,  who  captured!, 
afew  stragglers  s  colonel  Brooil^re-enihari^ed  his  troops^ 
in  safety^  .^  /' 

Thu9  gloriously  terminated  ihe  shirt  but  ev^iatnil  ^^ 
siege  of  this  noble  city,  pre-consigned  by  hferoituma** 
er.emy;;  to  fnllage  and  conj^agratioue  The  dtiaea  sol'*'^ 
'  diers  who^  ^tts  gattantly  defended  their  hoi^:  a^d, 
fainpUei;  obtained  tiie  reward  of  their  country^  appio* 
bation  New  life,  and  spirit  were^in^en^  1h  til^ 
tfieeitiea  exposed  to  the  approach  of  Ji^sdle  fo^^epsV 
jaid:the  fortunate  defj^ce  of  Bal^ore^  in  some^  me4- 
Imre  served  to- wash  out  the  foul  poll.  t|on  ofthes^f^ 
#  jpovernment..  We  had,  however,  to  lament  the lui 
;  if  stany  of  tur  galla&t  couBtrymen ;  ^  th^  i%ioD<l< 


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BIITORT  OV  THB  VAtt. 


dred^regularg,  manjr  of  whom  were  invalidi.  Towiir^t 
the  latter  end  of  August,  sir  George  Prevost  had  col- 
lected an  arm  J  of  as  many  thousands,  chiefly  veneran 
troopSy  with  a  Tiew,  as  it  has  been  since  ascertained,  of 
penetrating  to  the  Hudson,  and  cutting  of  the  Northern  ' 
from  the  Southern  States,  and  thus  bring  about  a  sever- 
ance of  the  Union;  A  mighty  scheme,  but  which  couKl 
.only  originate  in  an  extreme  ignorance  of  the  genius  and 
character  of  tho  American  people*  l^r  George^  jibout 
the  ffrst  of  September,  past  into  the  American  jtenitory, 
while  at  the  sam^  time^ a. squadron  under,  captain  Dow* 
nie,  entered  lake^Champlain.    '  ^ 

General  M'Comb,  apd  commodore  Mj3onough,  Were 
n0t  idle  in  ^matkiog.  every  preparation,  to  oj^sQse  ^ 
mo9t  effectual,  resistance,  to  tl>is  formidabK^^enemy.  ^ 
body  of  militia,  under  gn^eral  lepers,  of  N^rYork,.ati(l 
liUb  another  from  Vermont,  i^ndei^^general  Strongs  adiledV 
1|>^jthfi  strength  o^  th,e  plapfi,  ^hiler  the  jfaiUlia  cid,!^  itt^ 

from  ail  quarters,  F?J« ^^^ *!^^!°S-    ^  ®*^^^^ 
ilimiderwas^  equally  ind)4sjti;iou8$  as  an  instance  oi^ 


M.-/  1 


,  vpnderfiil  exertion  miide  on.tlns  important  ocoasioiiyhe 
'  lidded  >' brig  to,  Wfp^^^  ' 

; v0f  ^g^  wi|ls^|Hp|jr^wing  on  thr  lake,. vfi 
i|o^^as|^^  c^4ret^  a^  ev^ 

ihfn^  vateftWe  'k^j0^.  be  M^^cmo^  %ere  5sc^;  J!*!^ 
^erm&  <^d  every  pei^ci^^ 
J^ov^Ip         ^<%etBi!  to  aid  in  repeUing  the  iiivt^f^ 
^ittf  their  altars  awtf  fii^Bsidesi  *Even  lM)ys  were  i(^ 
'•diJNii^  themsetvei  into  a  coia^aiiy,  wore:€»^, 


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GLOitlOVS  XTBXTS  0«  l>Rt  WAft^  kc  145 


waf4f 
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efficient  on  -the  ^ay   of  battle.    General  Moi^rs,  co* 
lonel    Appling,    major    Wool,*  and  captain '  Sproal* 
were  sent  forward  at  the  head  of  detacbtments^io  mee^ 
Uni  advaneingr  foe.    They  contributed  not  a  little  in  >e<* '" 
tarding  and  embasrrairing  the  movements  of  the  en«myf  ^ 
and  gave  proof  thai  they  would  not  be  found  wanting  in 
the  hour  of  severei  trial.    It*^  was  ifot  unHI  ^e  tenth/' 
tfait  sir  George  reached  Plattsburg,  ind.  tdok  possesion  ' 
of  the  villag^.  while  the  American^  retired  to  their 
defences  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  river  9aranat,  hav ' 
iog  tajben  up  the  jdanks^of  the  bridges^  . '  Here  the  Bri* 
4tth  iiaiiiained  4fiiOBt  ioacitve  fersetehd  days,  waitingv 
.  ii4*iBu(;titiie  arrival  of >  their  Squednili  Intended  to  cap- ' ' 
twi^ihe  fiitner^^  sb  ps.    Nuinerouji^Hlkir&ishesi  ho#^* 
eiirioccnrEedtdaily.  •     ^  ^ 

Pntl^elekventhv  early  in  ^e'^moming,  the  locjE^oitt 
IIW^  4<<ti>n»>odor«  -^^  it  last  espied  the^i-^ 

p«b9ic)|4|#aptain  IH^wniey  in  order  ef  battle.  ^  His  fine 
cflifiiM  iK^  thfri^gaWC^^^     thirty^iline^  gui^r 
^  M^  ^hmet,  j<^  Ma^teen'  gunes^ii^  slobps' Ghub  and 
Fij^cll^  ideiwn  guns  each,  and  thirteeii  Ipallie^'  ^ ik 
wliip^^arr^^d  tw(|»  and  the  otheirs  ene  fUn  eadh!.    The 
Appjcaii  squadron  consieted  of  tbe|i^toga,*twtlnty- 
.sot^i^nsi  theJSagJe,  twentjcguasi'^  Preble;  t^gven 
>go.n(f ,  and  ten  gatUes,  six  of  whicli  lioid  two  gum^^t^tHe  ' 
ot^-tfiiq^^.  ijtlji^n>ooredin  lioeinthe  ba^^^PlatiN 
[^^^^|fiogiMi«^  flank  ^«^^^ 
ia|v;|g^l|)^  {)owiite  )»Enged  his  i^ps  dimtly  I 


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yi^ij  Jj|i^ii|i»M^;i»eoppe»ed  to  tlie^Rorrdto^,  and  the 
Li|qi,neA4o  ibel^gicK  jDrseadf^l  wn»  iiie  t|i^n4lpring  bat* 
tie  whi^.A^w  i«n«iite4f.  lia,v«iC;^^4  disatb.  ruled  the 
fHgkticil  fray*:  Ab^ut  tw^,  ibe  ICaglc  cbailged  her  podk«. ' 
tioifi^  %,  01^ ^oqBi^<fd  bjii  het*  ^ommanfter  tolie  iMra 

sitloq,  pppoded  )^  a>^ip.af  va^tljrsttpenor  force  |  'neaHy 
all  t(^e  gunsif  of)  tliif  \imi,Vipon^  «f bm  «uceesir'buii|f< 
y      thf)  /ate  of;  ^)efftMi^l<N  bewg  disgiouDfcKl^  aBr.«ftbrt  wasi 
inade  tfWB^^vii^ifr.rvuiid,  ihat*Ker  t>tb^  might 

1^  j)rpug||t.  to  |»e^    Pcqvid^dl^  fliVMHirfMl  thie<'iiittai^ 

wij(hopt ftH^ce^j^  ltj»{^)P|r(i?.^vin|^'lbil^  s^e  !w?»  contpelkcti 

struck,  anjih  ii-ifV^  out  of  the  line.    Ils^M^^ke^  ga^ 
!ie^  J?id|  gon(6i^o  4^b(^^(|ii|{  of^^evMra,  the  oth^  ef «^<« 
ed  ^Ji^ir.  eaci^^  jJ^OHgHfibiftfy?>Wa»  wi]^^ 
T^i}i^  jW%Br  i^fc^^^ 

b<^^rni|a«;i  ^  ||ip^  (»f  alLtiR^biss^  &^ 

t'  ^-^^  jSr^ah^erf  iiiM^ ivkh  bftrcor'  and:  gjrief;  whUe^'tle 

^  Afdegcana  w?*^  eh*td  b^syond  the^e^^         ofitiNiito#. 

^JtU'jSf^^^  iafi'^^  hu*«irwlt?'ai»4t  iafty4%i^Mi 

4!ti(4^d  vo|||#^    0r^iAiHl9iiiy^liiiN»tetidMi%^ 

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OLORtaVl  £V£XXS  OV  THB  ITim  &C«  145 


fight  hundred  and  twenty ;  «a  the  Britisli,  otxs  tholwand 
and  fifty :  so  that  the  number  oif  prisonera  alone,  exeei$d< 
e4  the  number  of  the  A;nericaii«.  The  Ameticanfl  liad 
ingKty-four  guns,  the  British  nifiety- five*  .  ' 
.  At  the  commencement  of  the  engagement,  the  Brl« 
tish  bombs  on  shore,  were  evened  on.  the  American 
works,  and  together  with  j-ockets^*  continued  to  be 
thrown  until  ntghf^  I^^^the  midst  of  tlus».  an  attempt 
was  made  by  tlie  ene'A>^^  in  three  divitions»  to  pass  the  . 
Saranac;^  b«|  th^y  wen^  campletely  defeated  by  tjhe 
TJnited  States  regular  trpops  i^n^  i^ilitia.  One  of  thefte,^  ^^^^ 
at  the  ford  aboVe  the  vil  ljige«  wi^  repelled  by  hiiUtia  and 
volunteers,  after  a  very  hot^engageroent,  and  with  great 
loss  to  the  enemy*  At  duskV  they  withdrew  their  artil-^ 
lery,  and  nine  in  the  evenings  liaving  sent  off^  all  tbeir 
b^ggag^,.  they  retired  with  the  iiimeet^precipitiltioir< 
'X^  next  morning ,  Plattsbui;^  r^^af  ibund^  entirely 
^raciu^tetL  [Vhe  d^feft  of  theae  haughty  inyadertwa» 
cQippietes  they,  left  behind  them  a.11:  their  sicll;  And 
wounded,  together  with  in^meu^e  quantities  of  mili- 
tai^^  stores  and:  ^mp  ectu^pi^.  They  were  immme- 
d^i^tely  .pui;9uei^i  bttt,hav||i^  ^}r^^j  had  t|ie  start  by 
n^  .^^}f^rBi  ps^^  ^^r^em 

Numerous  deserters,  ^owevei^  IWie  en^r  to  t|le  Aipm- 
can  side :  in  one  body,  four  liiindred  n[ito,  pr^^eded 
by /fnustc,  came  into  head-quaatei%.  JThe  loss  of  the 
eneaiy,  itt  killed  woundeil  Ifed  missifl^,  in  this  ipghty 
expeilitiony  which  was  to  have  shi&en  the  Amlricto 


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T«|iiiMie  to  %  ceiitrl,  ivm  wpwardr  of  three  thttusa^, 
imdklinodt  eq«id  t^  tlie  Ami^iicfMi  fbr^e.  -^biff^ 

^M|i  sighd  repu%  aiHldef(t«at  o^^^ 
^  eiipected/prodE^^d  tli^  titmost  joy  iii'^hi  United 
\ ,  ^ta^s.    Alt'  fiarUed  iniH<Hl  ter  ^iii%  T^iit  t^th^  feeU 
ings  for  the  glOnoa$  occurrence/    The  Prilice  R^eht, 
deeply  i^hagrihi!d«fi^^  of  %i»  squadron' int 

lake  Brie,  contrived^a  cilr^V  mode  iif  soothing  the  miiM^ 
iof  hid  faithfol  iiyoifis,  iM  of  pniviing  W  the  wprl^  ^ ' 
ji^p^^^  |mme^  of  hi$  mfll^stT^^ip^  Oti  a  smaXI  piece  ^^ 
of  water  In  fi^^dcrf^ailK^  %i^^^§erpe 
allirge  as  a4«0^itidi  te%de^  W  fiei^ott-^ 

8tr^cted,and  liotn^ed  up^n  tMr  desti^^d  eletheiit,  oHe 
of  w^fiph  bofe  thc;*red  cr^ 

lumhia.    Now  came  oh  the^ctg  of  war  $  %v&  biggviis ; 
roared;  far  fltfefifedithflbd^aHillert ;  oft^?^ 
Americang*  yield  fo^^ellivinciBleBr1^^ia^  aidlso^e  ; 
^en  %0rit  diiwn  io  tlfe^^ni  iif  tHfe  i0.   "kwft^ 
ih#  bI^o^  l^l^the  inu^tm'io^  liheii^lt^ 
1^  around  the  fiond  of  their |;loq>vwMe4J<efin^  returiiisil^ 
'*  the  sotind  wth  resJio^Mvfe  1&^  ^e  city  iHuil^ 

nations  >jcfiich  took  place  on  tttti»^llton!^*tng  eretit^^Cfre 
soon  followed  iy^^^ew^i^tlr^'si^eiMerofm  BrhUi!' 
•qtu^nonlikeC&^pk^^^^^^^  ^'l  ^^^^  ^'^'^' 

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'   ^IJIifUie^l^gj  iof  <;;«i)|gre%  ^yi!>i«i^aeiii  laid  before 
j^^iHtifhlN^Ue^  The  J^i^ 

%Qfelfi<#ri^l9n;^  li^^^^fiiootier,  ^here  the  msaqi 
If^io^t^^l^i^^^  battles  I  ^  dktBitW 

^altimote,  iwid  the^w^enlvifitoi^  at  Platt»l^%   IT 
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Mfie  ^a  nrni,  inrhich  was  entirely  inadmissible.    Th«  ' 
tJnued  States  wasrequired  to  surrender  up  a  large  por- 
tioiiof' their  territory,  and  to  retire  from  those  lakes, 
ifhicb  had  witnessed  their  Tictories.  > 

When  thi»  was  communicated/  «  general^  sentiitrenl. 
•f  ind^nation ,  |^evailed  through  the  House.  Partj 
spirit  ha4  already  in  ja  great  measure  subsided^  owing  to 
ihe  late  conduct  of.  Grea^^BiitfiiA*  .^  Her  coiMiuct  had 
been  so  g1arip|(1  j  and.  wantonly  unjust^  that  no  on^ 
v^ukl  stand  up  as  iier  advocate.  It  was  therefore 
unanimously&greed,  to  unitejm  the  most  efficacious  man- 
ner»  fof  the  defence  of  the  country.  The  question  as  to 
T^-chmige^f  th»  seat  nf  government  was  agitated,  biit 

deteduiiked  thal:^^^^  "^^H^^**^^ 
i^  thanks  of  Con^^#  tether  Vith  iftedats  9,nd 

0^er  rj^^ftrdsi  w^e  vq||(|  ia  the  heroes  of  the  Lu»t  cam^ 

^^i^;i^  Magluririuld  it^  1^^ 

tk>B^  of  the  d^l^nt  tM«s,  ai|d^%iiAaEttllNj^  bl  m 

statM^  were  not  behind  i^  eiqpr^^  thllr  #1^^ 

:ilie  ^^tttditct  flif  the  Irityi^idti^  bi4|$|i^b^ttn^^ 

4ii£gnaiki»r  itiie^  sham^^ 

^t»:0f  te  Itiia^leorni^mni^di  1^^  1R^4| 

^|lf»y  soon  after  Ae  inee^ng  of  QoiigiKttl  newt^  front 
i)fe  imiti^M^ard^  awakimed  the  «tten^n  andl  the  aniietii 
4^'^l  Ameiicans.  Intelligence  ^fitm  ^at  ^arter^ 
l|(l%  #0  ^ttbt  <if  iLit  in<«lidiA  ii&iraikm;  of  Ltouisiuia.  - 
Oksnerai  jA0ks#%  80  disdng<i^  forto^^^riesi^vt# 
{he  CtetMsf  wat  Appoi^M  a  iaj^^fentH^  and  '(Si^ 


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oomniand  of  the  southern  districts  assigned  to  hiiiri.  Ii^ 
the  si&nittter  of*  1:^14,  he  fixed  his  head-^uarteirs  at  Mo-. 
lii!e,^Wliere'h^  assembled  a  Tespectablc  force  of  regulars, 
Voliirv^ders  and  mUitia,  the  t^o  last*  from  Tennessee 


^'  Oil  th^lft^th^  Sejiteri^  a  squflidron  iif  the  ene^ 
1U;^^colisi%iiig^^tWo  frigates  and  twagun  brigS|appeai>- 
Id  bifo^c  fbft^BbWj'e^^^^^  FfAfiti  then^arrisoned 

l^^maior  LaWretit^)  wfth  about  one  hundred  and  twan-t 
\tjiien,  A  iand*force,  under '  ctltntain  Woodbine,  cOn- 
isting  of  abbut  one  hundred  itiarines^  and  ^ur  hundved 
riltiaias^  un Jer  4  -^>^nel  Nichols,  invested  the  fM  kf 
laQidk  The  for  h'stood  thi^  comlnried^iuttaclf^^ 
the  .Ut(ii(b|t  firmness  f  th^*  land  troops  ^e^  compelled 
^o'^^rctlre,  'aikl  the  fir6  was  so  well'  directed  againit 
"life^BmM'TfeSsels,  thftt  tHey>were  bonifielledito  cut 
th$r1ii;abi'^sahd  hasten  4ii  of  thi  way,  but  not  wiih<* 
'       '  Ids^  cif  their  flag  ship^'^ich  was  set  oil' fiiiie 


y^fl  Woiyii ,  lipf     The  lo^  df  the  assailants  wsa  bi- 
^mv^tl»ibeteiy'scfrtourf^  V 

^tiSing."-^;*'  <^!:^i-  ■  ^^^^  ~  ^^.-'....  -^ :. ■■:,.■•.  :  '.■/'"*?■ 

^twts  such  as  coul#ni^  beip(a|sed  ovef  uiT^  !{^y'^^ 

iret^  In  thel^^^^        <jpett1y  kaking  tiie  of  the  SpMMf  i.[ 
'feritory,  fbir  th^^l^  carrying  jon  tHtfiiif  h6»^    ^ 

mete*^^^  tjhked  States:    ThA  Spanish  M^    i 

thi^fty^^  ^t  P^sMpOla 

abd  ^.l^gustih^,  die  Eigiish  hadcorhi^e^possesmQi}, 
|ritf1ffoin''ihose  j^Hic^s'^distr&Htediprt^sfitltt  to  ftlelttr 


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few^^fe  I'^ft^ltf*  F^'^^red  their  la.^d  tod  na(y«i  ei^^ 
cKtioim^  i^^nst  oiiic  tr  tacjr.  TC*  W  W^ jnsttpjpor^* 
able>  and  would  be,  ,  pemiMet^  ^igMy  dang!eriHi9  ift. 
•uTv  wfcty.  QeoeicaK  Jadcson  ^viig,  i^  ^^ii  'c^jj^n- 
atmted  witK  the  ^aoiah  gayeriior,  r^m^^^Mi  hj^oyfjft 
vespon^iiit;  to  kmr^  xtw^fst^  |o  top^  ij^c^ii  sjic^i 
ii^thelii^niung^rNaTember,  be  ,4^^ 
aacolawith  i^qut  th^  thousand.liieiiy  destroyed  th^j^p 
iutis  Glia804  off  ihe  British,^  and  taught  th«;  d^na  ales- 
aoD;  wttii^  ^tNey^  VoultT  acjsrcerlj  require  ta  bee  reiea^<^«r 


^  theAtrfiiiiiif^  mth  hp  forc^  to  Mobile* 


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li^vraa^ki^  i^  aftof  his  arrml  at  that  p^ace^„bp^ir(» 
Jke  was  calli^i  upon  to  didplaj  *  hia  miiit^jftaiepts  ,011  m 
wore  importiiiiit  theatre^  The  threatening^^  cloudf^  ft^hjlcji 
,  liad  hften  ga^^ring  for^  some  time  seemed  no^w  ready  ip 
%ui9t»  The  BHtishfir<^tftfterleayii^^  t^  C^^82^p»<i8f^j|». 
lad  gene  ohie%  to  the  l^^t^u^as,  and  ^j^j^ry  day 
thought  aomt  J»ccottn$^? jdfi  imp^i^tiuit.  prepai^q^,  j^ 
,      tome  enterprise  against  tiie   Southern   States,,  -^^h^ 

, ma^ij:0ii&o^  #  l«B^  mni^!&M»iiiff^B^m^    |^^ 

^^,€b^|rof  tieiicoy  c^onwstiiigqfcmty.saH^  fttleiided  by,# 
^  l%ast  ^n^ilier  ofbaiges  and  transports.    The«^  was  i^ 

^^^(tl!^4h|i  ff^enco  of  New-(Means»and9ts  ^^f^cor 
\,Mi«tatei  lieie  they  aniicipated  aneasy  ai94  pc^t|l^ 

:i^i^lfM|0t*    Thefe  ij^ihs  &it  littte  4m 

Hi^  gf»iei|ii|n(ilil  intended  to  hold  liOui8il^^Ba  fefm* 

Mttt^iiUd^  by^tfie  possessiw  of  tiimi  impori^n|  coontr^^ 
^'  Ogeiilei:  hm^  wtriss  of  tlMK  M&tifteBt.   Tl^  m^fA^ 


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tent  scW^ie/^nier  liim€  Prwide^^      wag.fra8<sife]i  1 
in  the  most  ^igoaUnanner*  . 

Qsnorail  Jackson  hastened  ta  Neir Orleans  with  hi» 
1^  where  he^  arrived 

<ia  the  iecond  ol^  Aecetnlier.  Not  a  moroenf  was  to  be 
^liM^t^  th?  ene|iiijr  waS;  at  the  door^  and  na|>reparatioii 
tiad  ^en  ma^^  every  arrangement 

for  defend  was  maue'  at  tills  late  ht>ur :.  the  cmntrj 
had  thu^  RUT  been  exempted  from  the  visitations  of 'war,» 

~  wa8^tinairmed,.and  ia  every  waj> unprepared.    He  super- 
intended, in  persoOf.  all  the  works  which  the  time  wti^lil 

'  altqw  him  tp  construct^  and  I'^viewed  the  different  corpa 
of  militia  and  volanteeri  iuf  ^e  city  and  country*    The  ^ 
niaves  were  put  in  requisittonVand  the  inhabitants  were 
called  npoji  to  contribute,  aft  the  aid  in  their  po^r, 

.  Irhe  situation  of  the  cpun^y  is  tug^hty  favourable  for 
defence  against  an  ^emy  iiivading  by  sea,  prpvided 
«ificient  time  be  allowed  to  fortify  it.  It  is  alow  flat 
Vact  of  land,  acceasibleonly  by  the  Mississippi,  or  through 
Jlae  lake,,  in  shalow  water.  Excepting,  on  the  banka 
4f  tine  river,  where  there  is  a  narrow  tra^t  iiflilry  laiidy^ 
^probably  not  more  than  a  mirein  width,  thefe  is  noi^i; 
^liat  swjkmps  and.  morasses,  peaetrated  by  deep  nat 
caiial^it  which  are  navi^ble  for  baizes  fr<mjl^  1 

/  IHT  ^^oif  the  sea  to  the  ridges  oTdry  land*  *^ 

;    On  tiie  fwetftivof December,  tiieehemj*^' fleet  am^iail^ 

,  flid  in  the  bay  of  St..  Louis,  and  tiie  Aniericaa  flotilla  oi 

-   gun  boats  commitnded  by  lieutenant  Jones,  theli  lying; 
M  6at^9  Jsknd.^  ascandd  the  bay  to^  take  *  jpo(iilk|i^ 


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more,  favourable  for  wati^l^ing  the  enemy's  moyementt, 
TWb  dajB  afterwiards,  the  gi(n-b6ats  w^r^  a^Ubkell  Irf 
forty  launches  and  barges,  manned  by  at  leaiit  a  thdtf- 
sand  men,  and  4fter  a-  nkost  heroic  resistkncie,  in  A^liicli 
liiany  of  the  enemy  wer^  stpyed^  t^e  gun-l^ts  i^r- 
rendered.  The  danger  nov/'tyatl  niw  at  han'd^^^iilia!^ 
Jackson  ordered  mirttal  laiy  to  t^lpro^kiinW/iiM^^^P 
Wbbletif  tl^e  militia  was  ordered  out  on  diity.  Thp'yg- 
islatjik^e  then  m  session,  made  appropriations,  and^|t^ 
embargo  was  laid  on  all  vessels  tlien  in  port,  iio  exer* 
tion  that  could  be  made  wa^  on^jtted.  On  thfj  twentjr- 
firSt,  general  Ca^iX)ll  arrive^  from  TeWessee,  with  fpifr 
tliQusahd  men,,  many  of  thjemi\!rere  however,  not  arnfi- 
•df  and  others  badly.  About  this  time,  Ihe  citV  riecei^* 
ed  a,  new  accession  of  force,  from  the  arrival  of  the  Bal^- 
ratarians,  to  take  part  ife  the  defence  of  ine  country. 
These  people  had  established  themselves  on  some  high 
l^nd  in  the  lake  6f  Barrataria,  and  a^  it  is  said,  practisp. 
ed  depredations  on  the  commerce  of  ail  nations ;  certain 
it  is,  they  openly  braye^J  the  revenue  lawsi  and  had  been 
<>tttlawe^iis  smt^iers.    To  their  leaders,  La  Fitte,  tne 

*inOfttteSipting  offers  were  macJe'^y  ^e  BritishJ  to  induce 

^  *  I  ta  join  in^the  'projected  invasion.    But  ih^tead  'w^  f 
i^ing  to  these  offers,  he  immediately  cpmmuiiicateMi  > 
whJei^latF- to  governor  Claiborne,  who  W?wi  $o  ipfdli 
delighted  with  this  traifofva^  thii  h€rplcd|. 

^ed  himself  to  jrt^cure  |i  pardon  far  Wn^  and  Ms  band, 
pro^iiedtbe^  would  join  in  the  defence;  they  a^c«fr«- 

liMly\ We  and  were  r^celyed.     /  *> 


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.^^^*rh9  capture  of  th^  squadron  of  gnQ;WatS|  left  the  wa)^ 
«p^n  to  Mit^cH  pu  tb^  side  «f  tlielak^s.  ti  was  ther»f 
fore  necessarj  to  close  ail  the  caiials  bir  bajous,  which 

^  ifoul^  enable  tl^e  en^mjtQ, pass  through  the  swan)p>«n4. 

.  ^ach-the  striB  of  dfj  land  on  the  banks  of  the  riyerf' 
xni84mp<^nt  duty  was  intrusied  to  general  Villere*  a 
patiye  of , the  ^oi^tipjr,  ,ana  well  ^(|uaintird  w^  the  9e« 
^t  ^ssages.  Unfortunatel  J  |be  'guard  ^ tatioaed  fi^ 
the  entrance  of  the  baybn  l^nraiue^  were  captured,  anil 
Ifrocecding  wcrttly,,  thcj  _reacncd  ^e  dry  land,  ai^di 
o&erging  from  the  forest  arrived  at  the  bank  of  the  migb- 
ijnveff  about  three  o'clock,  P.M^  on  the  ^d  (^I)eceni<» 
,bcr.  This  fol-'cc  consj^iiAg  -pf  ic^r  thonsandCmen,  iii*; 
s'fiwdc^jniii^feg  directly  To  l^crp«r|f 

ittlbr  i^  liid  i^^ 
'^   klh^iit|W:^n6winfl^ 

'i^itr\  ■^'■:/  :-  ■■■;-■■•  ■^'^'  -"''-■,  '-'.-  "^:!^^::'^-^:^^ 

;:  JInidB||hc«  <^  this  ^nixpected  fM  %aria#%  ttiardi 

jf  rth^  Bt-iiish  was  broiigjif  io  genehkV^Jacksoh  bf  jtiii^ 

fii^^jMMity  ta^m^  V^^  g^k^  wttll 

^EUU^  hesHttt^i^^i  mclit^^^  m  iotim  tb  tt^^ittk 
cik^d*  lie  iintiiedii|tely  issued 'iHrders  for  the  trob^ml^ 
di^:  the  commsuii)  of  general  £o2^e^ « aftatiofted  «ome^ 
ijo^i^  ttp^^ihe  rivet,  to  march  to  the  place  of  retidezVottii . 
til^ilig  Meri  ii^  all  the  other  corps  to  be  collocled 
IfMltEie  t^:iia^  himself  !iil  the  head  of 

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154  HtSTORT  OV  THB   WA«, 

e<l  troop0»  a|id  adyanceij  a  few  miles  below  tlic  city, 
vir^ere  he  ha^ect  to  give'  time  fbr  tlie  remainder  of  hi8^ 
farcies  to  jolh  iiim.  'The  schooner  Caroline  was  at  the 
Jkme  tinie  <^rdcfred  to  drop  down  the  riven  General 
lackson  be|ng  joined  bjthe^ctthertrbopg,  now  pursired' 
his  .march,  bu)!;  it  wa^  some  time  iifler'4arL;,  (leforff  h» 
came  near  me  Britisli  epcar  pineut*  "^GFeheral  Coflfeib 
With  nis  rinemmi  wag  placed  on^the  lea  near  the  woods, 
white  the  other  trbltps,  led  bj  Jaeksqn  in  pn^n,  at|Eic1|^- 
^  inifrodu^  JibLe  si^a}  was  ^ven  1)y  a  broadsiil^  frbui  . 
Ae  Cai'ojine;  which  did  great  execution*  as  the  Britisit 
W(ei%*^a^therea  aroiind  their  fires,  vfid^  entirely  off  their 
guar'',  Jl^^  Aii>ericans  in  |rofit,:]|^d  do{r 

^^;  enenyr^wfrjB  A^tiattU^ 

al^^^  ti4^  i|eina4[^lU^d>,^y/or^e^ap^*0j«i«^ 
%e  ire  of  the  Americans.    A  thick  fog,  which  about JthjU 
tiine  4^0Sf^i^<|iraqKson  cpn^i^^g  iti!^|>l«dew4  jt^  cour 
"ti^ue^^  a|y|^9j^g^,^9Wl#4>e^^ 
W<iy!^;ri<>^e5ftjj^w^^r^53^^  l^lJtlff 

^;jj^ai%i^^loffered  ;«fB»w»<i«'^^^^  ^M 

j^^y  iciroation^  of  defence?,  ?|S  it  ^oul<i  i^^nqe  ft?|f  «Kf  J 

^  tbep^^pp8«8  of  a.  ditch^  ,  The  low*  9^'  tl|e  Atn^ic^f^ 

f^ii  mollis,  bold  and  wQlJ  ^^Waed  Mtac^rwpi%i|te?b 
^uf  -kflle^r,  (»^  hundM  and.  fiftej^,wpujiii^,,^^y^^  ^ 


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forty-six  killed,  one  humlred  and  sixty *8eveil  wound- 
ed^ j^tj-fourmissinff.  THii  battiey  it  is  noV  nniTer- 
sally  conceded,  saved ,th^  city  of  New^Orleans,  for  had* 
the  British  m^irched '  |tHe  next  morning,  it  would  have 
been  utterly  liii possible  to  haye  withstood  them..  For- 
tunately, ^l|jC|^'.pi'i3(>i)^^rW|^^  ^^^^  ^^^^  ^^^cir  hands,  con- 
"curred  in  m^iiiifying  tnVAmentan  for^e  to  ten  or  fif- 

^^tei^n  thousand  m^n.       #  '     .   ,  .,  *  f     ( 

-«Ih  themeaitiuqae,  a  ^pirodlgioiis* effort ^^^  mafle  ib' 

fortify  thi^  American  position.  Bales  of  eotton^w  ere  used 

to  expedite  the  erection  of  tlje  breas,t-work.  -  In  a  few 

■days  the  line  extended*  i^oii^  a  thousand  yards  to  the 

8;^ain{)^  which  ^was  there'  iilipassible.    A  swell  in  the 

river,    spm^^bat  unusual  at  this  season  of  the  j^ear, 

h    en^abted  thein  to  n^ake^n  opening  in  Ae  levoa^  aiifi  tip       .j 

,  flopcl  the,  j^und  in  frdiit  qif  the  line,  and  ^her>  thc^  wa?;     ''] 

t^  f ilbsiHed.  a  sufficient  qiiantiiy  was  left  in  i^e  ditch*     ~ 

Qn;tke  opposite  bank  of  the  river  some  works  were  also 

C9listructe^,\nnd.  batteries  erected.     On  the  twenty- 

«ipi;th,  ;!(ih|^  j^riti^^^  shot  at  the  Caroline^  who 

ffoipoi  h^r   po^itioii,  annoyed  ihcm  efxcecdingly.,  {pjey 


tbej  r?5tircK|in  jthe  eyemnr  with  consideiabie  loss.  *^W 
ttMf  4pit  of  Jap>)i|r^^^  having,  during  the  night,  ctiecfeS 

WjOt^;  they  .made^noiiierjk{tack,  aiid  Wen&  comjp«Uea   . 
jxnce  moije' to  iretir^i  with  fee  loss  ofsevehty  men.    Tni|' 


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bri^  LouisiiUia,  had  taken  the  place  of  the  Ciiroline,  and 
^reatij  JUicommocIed  the  Biitish.  On  the  fourth,  gene- 
t:als  tliDmas  and  Adair,  arrived  at  th«  head  of  two  tbou- 
.  sand  fiye4)undred  militia  from  ICentuckjr  Onthe^ixth^ 
the  British  were  re-inforced  bj  general  Laibbcrt,  tlieir 
whole  force  under  genend  Packenham  wa^little  short 
of  ten.  thousand  men,  anjd  it  ^jfts  now  resDmd  to  force 
the  Ainerican  lines  by  main  stMigth.  'fhese  were  mab«>  \ 
ned  bjr  b^eterogeneous  materials ;  men  bC  difTeitht  coun- 
triei^and  languages,  and  not  .aU  armed,  particiilarlj  the  * 
miJjUia  last  Kniyed. 

In  the  night  of  the  seventh,  the  fenemjr,  with  itifinatV 
labour  succeeded  in  widening  and  deepenlngv  t^ie  swamp' 
drain  bj  which  they  had  approached  the  rivel^,  so  as  tb 
get  ^sufficient  number  of  tlieir  boats  into  the  Mi^is- ' 
4Btppi.  jBurin^  the  whole  niglity  irpm  tfie  Woveiti^ntf  o^^ 
^-^^^-^  camp,  it  was  evident  that  someihing  unttstfr 


the 


,  al  was  foi3vaFd^«nd  there  was  every  reason  to  belfeve 
that  fi^generat  attac^  had  beea  resolved  ii{iJl^iiV    wiitt' 
the  api^aranpe  of  light,  ihese^  c6nj[eftui^&  ',ifir^re  iiifll^ ' 
.confirmed;  iUie  whbte  British  force  was  ^cen to.advatie^' 
L^^ijl eolninitt^  W^^^       steady  and  deterniifued  appeii'ant^*! 
P''  ll^aii^  'P^f  ^^ 

niost  silence 'pervadei^  the  Amenc^  'w)ine  tte' 

^  .Jfl^h  w^  peiwtted  to  af^ii[i%^>^ 
I   iitgn^,  wb<^^  ar^leij  i^^t^  upo^  ^^^ 
^  - '  licMp  fire,  and  as  their  coltti|in$;  ^ete  €iiiiMj)i^^ 
Mil^ a  level  plaiD,^  were  wbw^^ 


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moved  forward,  closing  up  the  broken  ranks  with  fresh 
troops.    But  When  thpy  came  within  reach  of  the  musket  ^ 
and  deadly  rifle,  the  whole  Americaii  line  was  one  sheet 
of  fire.    It  was  in  vain  that  the  British  officers  endeir 
vourcd  to  urge  forward  thei#  troops  to  certain  slaughter:- 
the  bravest  of  them  fell  at  the  head  of  their  colums. 
They  at  last  shrunk  from  the  contest,  in  which  ihibf  saw' 
jiothing  but  universal  rain.    The  columns  brbke*  and 
and  fled  in  the  utmost  confusion.    A  few  detachm^nta 
only  could  reach  the  ditch,  where  they  were  devoted* to 
sure  destruction.    A  few  platoons,  led  by,  colonel  Re- 
nee,  reached  the  ditch,  and  clambered  up  the  rampart; 
but  in  an  instant  not  one  of  them  was  left  alive,    f  he 
astonished  Britons  stood  aghast  for  a  few  minutes,  when 
in  a  fit  of  phrenzy  they  made  a  second  effort,  but  with 
the  same  unfortu..ate  result.    They  were  now  reeled 
away  from  the  fields  which  wa^  left  covered  with  the 
slain  J  a  most  shocking  and  pitiable  sceiice  of  carna^. ' 
The  commander-in-chief,  genetal  Packeftham,  feH  al- 
most at  the  commencement  of  the  action ;  ai>on  after  him, 
generals  Kean  and^Gibbs  were  dangerous^  woiiAded«\ 
an4.  general  Lambert  retired  from  the  field'  with  the 
fragments  of  the  ar  my,'  the  flower  at  the  H^tlsb  fdrcet^*. 
aecU«tom;^  to  cohijuWr'^ift  thfe  Wars  of  Europe^i    '^li^^ 
t}iO]u«and  men  fell  in  thiW  ili)-fated'  assault,  M'hich  Vill"  ht 
r^emb^red^hilfe  fe^tbr^r  Wts;;"^^  -  ^  .  ^ 

i    O^i^e  opposite  sid^^^^  ^ejrivef,  things  >efii  not  do 
b^iUiaiit    The ' British  had'tiro^sed  over  under  colonel  ' 
Thornton,  and  marched  to  the  attack  of  the  entrencti- 


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mentf.    The  reception  was  very  different  from  that  tf  - 
'  the  OMKilite  side.    The  militia  of  the.  state,  with  some-' 
of  the  kentupkians,  under  general  .Morgan*  after  one 
fire  retreated,  leaving  the  batteries  in  the  hands  of  th« 
British*    the  enemy  had  been  enabled   to    outflank 
'  them,  in  consequence  of  the  giving  way  of.  a  battallion 
oC  Louisiana  niiiitia.    The  loss  of  the  Americans  p^ 
~  Uoth  sides  of  the  river,  did  not  exceed  twenty  killed  apd 
"  forty  wounded,,  r  .'  '    ^  -  ^ 

The  British  were  now  only  studious  .of  effecting  their 
retreat.  On  the  e%hteenth,  tjjey  were  discovered  to 
have  quietly  ileseende<f  the  bayou  during  the  nighty 
leaving  a  great  number  of  wounded  officers  and  privates. 
The  inhabitants  were  filled  wi*h  j^  for  this  providential 
deliverence,  and  hailed  Jackson  as  their  deliverer.  They 
poui^d  fprth  tkeir  gratitude  in  public  thanksgiving  for 
^tliis  signal  <i?capc  from  a  foe,,  who  would  have  doom^ 
their  city  to  pillage  and -destruction*  The  ptmost  tcn:^ 
4erne88  and  humanity  yiefe  exibited  by  all  the  inhabi- , 
tots,  li)  ^e  unfortutiate  victims, of  war,  who  requi|^d 
tthe  assistiWM^  of  their  fellow  toreatures.  Every  hot^^ 
^Was  a  ji^pifi^  %  1*»®  ""^I^^P**^^^^  wounded;  and 

and^the  beWoleBt  sistert  the  nyns,  w,ere  activelj  e^- 
'^^d  in  pouring  oil  (p  thw,wp|nd(gi^|^  in  dischajr^ng 
all  the  aficea  of  Christrf an  <?l^»^  tf :     ^;  U 

In  a  few  dj^ys  afterwardlj  il  w?|8r(ji|cpF!^red  tha^ih* 
enemy  had  entirely  disi^i^are^rlM  IN  »^  of  Louis- 
iana^ then  the  latest  star  of  Jl^e;W^  ihioiiewi<k 

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The  British  proceeded,  soon  after,  to  attack  fort 
Sowyer  and  being  able  to  bring  an  overwhelming'  force 
against  it,  they  toolc  possession  of  the  place.  Not  how- 
ever, t6  retain  it  long,  as  the  news  of  peace  soon  after 
caused  it  to  be  restored  to  the  Americans.        .  «    . 

This  event,  so  welcome  to  all ;  at  last  arrived.  '  It 
was  concluded  between  the  British  and  American 
commissioners,  on  the  24th  of  December,  1814,  r^nd  rati- 
fied by  the  Prince  Regent  on  the  28th»  and  by  the  Pres^ 
dent  and  Senate,  on  the  18th  of  February,  18U  -  AJ^ 
parties  in  the  United  States  heartily  rejoiced.  America 
was  victorious  in  the  struggle ;  the  %nemy  had  been  si^ 
nally  vanquished  both  by  sea  and  land  ;  and'^althoui-bk 
the  change  which  had  occurred  in  Europe,  had  rendered 
it.uiineoessary  to  insi^  in  the  treaty  on  any  proyisiopa 
against  future  abuses,  them&i^y  resistance  ot  this^coan* 
try  had  convinced  Great  Britain  and  the  whole  wprl]2i<l 
iBuit  America  was  not  to  be  i^tttlted  with  impunity; 


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JAMES  MADteON* 


^BXSIDBNt   O^    THE  VnITEQ   STATES   07  AMERICii, 
To  a/2  onii  iingulhr  to  whom  these  presenta^  shall  C9^imy£fre&ti»g-» 


.■«"^-;'t:-".--r  *^ 


WHEREAS,  a  treaty  of  peace  and  aihity^betweeiT' 
the  United  States  of  America  and  his  Britannic  majesty 
was  signed  at  Ghent,  on  :the  twenty-fourth  day  of 
.Secetioiber,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  jburteen,  by 
plenipotentiaries  respectively  appointed  for  that  pur* 
pose ;  and  the  said  treaty  having  been,  by-and  with  the 
advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate  of  the  United  States, 
dtlly  accepted,  ratified,  and  confirmed,  on  the  seven- 
teenth day  of  February,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
fifteen ;   and  rattled  copies  thereof  having  b^eu  ei^ 


-      *■■■■   *•    •      ^     ^'': 


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dianged,  agreeably  to  the  tenor  of  the  said  treaty,' which. 


18  in  the  Words  following  to  wit  r 


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»  iSfis  Britonmc  M^ijestu  and  the  V,  States  of  •Smerita* 

Hid  Britat^ic  majesty  and  tlie  United  States  of  Ame- 
rica, desiroiia  of  termirmting  the  war  which  has  unhap^ 

^  pily  subsisted  between  the  two  countries,  ;tnd  of  restpr- 
ing^upotj  principles  of  perfect  reciprocity,  peace,  frien^- 
;ship,  and  good  understanding  betv/een  them,"  haye»  for 

'  that  purpose,  appointed  their  respective  plenipotentia* 
Hes,  that  fs  to  say :  his  Britannic  majesty,  on  his  part,  has 
appointed  the  right  honorable  James  LordGambier,  late 
adiiiiral  of  the  white,  now  admiral  of  the  red  squadroa 
iof  his  majesty's  fleet,  Henry  Goibourn,  Esquire,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  imperial  parliament,  and  under  secretary  pC 
state,  and  William  Adams,  Esquire,  doctor  of  civil  laws  ; 
and  the  president  of  the  United  States,  by  and  with  the 
advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate  thereof.  Has  appointeid 
John  Qiiincey  Adams,  James  A  Bayard,  Henry.  Clay^ 
Jonathan  Russel  and  Albert  Gallatin^  citizens  of  the 
United  States,  who,  after  a  reciprocal  communication  of 
'«f  their  respective  full  powere,  Intye  a^^ee^  upon  the  fo|- 

-lowing  articles:  «c,^i^;  <'       / 

'There  shall  be  a  firm  and  universal  peace  between  hii 
'9nUismc  majesty  and  the  Ui^ie4  mt^aailMWeeik 


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thelr  respective  countries,  territories,  ciiie^>  and  towiis^^ 
andpeople,  of  every  degree,  without  exception  of  places 
or  persons.  AH  hostilities,  both  by  sea  and  land,  shall 
cease  as  soon  as  tliis  treaty  shall  have  been  ratified  by 
both  parties,  as  herein  after  meu^oned.  All  territory," 
places  and.possessipns  whatsoever,  taken  by  either  party 
from  the  other,  during  the  war,  or  which«inay^  be  tak- 
en after  the  signing  of  this  treaty,  excepting  only  the 
islands  hereinafter  mentioned,  shall  be  restored  withh 
out  delay,  and  without  causing  any  destruction,  or 
carrying  away  any  of  the  artillery  op  other  public  pro- 
pertjr,  originally  captured  in  the  said  forts  or  places^ 
and  which  shall  remain  therein  upon  the  exchange  of 
the  ratifications  of  the  treaty,  or  any  slaves  or  other  {pri- 
vate prope/ty.  And  all  archives,  records,  deeds,  an^ 
papers,  either  of  a  public  nature,  or  belonging  to  private 
persons,  which,  in  the  course  of  the  war,  may  have  fal* 
len  into  the  hands  of  the  officers  of  either,  party,  shall 
be,  as  far  as  may  be  practicable,  forthwith  restored  and- 
delivered  to  the  prQper  authorises  and  persons  to  wjiom 
they  Respectively  belong.  Such  of  the  is^lands  in-  the 
fey  of  Pkssamaqaotldy  as  are  claimed  by  both  parties, 
shall  remain  in  the  possession  of  the  party  in  whose  oc* 
jeUpatlon  they  may  be,  at  the  time  of  tiie  exchange  of  the 
laMcations  of  this  treaty,  until  the  decision,  respecting 
Hie  title  to  the  said  islands,  shall  have  been  made  in  con-*' 
formity  with  the  fourth  article  of  thia  treaty.  ;  No  dispo* 
<^tion  made  by  this  treaty,  as  to  si^Qb  possessions  of  t^ 

pAUdft  wd  temtwies  clsdoaed^bf  b«>th  -parties;  sbalWin  ^{ 


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any^  manner  whatsoever,  be  construed  to  affect  the  right 
ofthem.: .  ■  l^^'^M^^'-^^'^'^ ---''^^^^^^  ' 

'■  ^■'■"^^•i.^-^r-: ARTICLE  n.  %->?.S:5;fi^''  ^  - : 
.'■'■■■'/  *      '  ■  i  /  ■  ^-^  '" 

^  Immediately  after  the  ratification  of  this  treaty,  by 
both  parties,  as  hereinafter' mentioned,  orders  shall  be 
sent  to  the  armies,  squadrons,  officers,  subjects  and  citiv 
zens,  of  the  two  powers,  to  cease  from  all  hostilities. 
And  to  prevent  all  causes  of  complaint  which  might 
arise  on  accAunt  of  the  prizes  which  may  he  taken  at 
sea,  after  the  said  ratifications  of  this  treaty,  it  i^reci- 
|)rocally  agreeed,  that  all  vessels  and  effects  which  may 
be  taken  after  the  space  of  twelve,  days  from  the  said 
ratifications,  upon  all  parts  of  the  coast  of  North  Ame- 
rica, from  the  latitude  of  twenty -three  degrees  of  north, 
to  the  latitude  of  fifty  decrees  north,  and  as  far  eastward 
in  the  Atlantic  ocean,  as  the  thirty -sixth  degree  of  west 
longitucLe  from  the  meridian  of  Greenswich,  shall  be  re» 
Stored  on  eachvSide;  that  the  time  shall  be  thirty  days 

-in  all  other  parts  of  the  Atlantic  ocean,  north  of  the 
equinoctial  line  or  equa^tor ;  'and  the  same  time  for  the 
British  and  Irish  channels,  for  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  and 
all  parts  of  the  West-Indies;  forty  days  for  the  No^'th 
Seas,  for  the  BaUic,  and  for  all  parts  of  ithe  Mediterra- 
nean;  sixty  days  for  the  Atlantic  ocean,  south  of  the 
equator,  as?  far  as  the  latitude  of  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope } 

^ninety  days  for  every  other  part  of  the  world,  south  of 
the  equator ;  and  one  hundred  and  twenty  days,  ibr  aU 
other  parts  of  thewor).d»  without  e^ceptisn. 


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AIJTICLE  III.    <      ^    V  s 

All  prisoners  of  war  taken  on  either  side,  as  well  by  land 
as  by  sea,  shall  be  restored  as  soon  as  practicable,  after 
the  ratigcations  of  this  treat j,  as  lijreinafter  menti(med» 
on  their  4)ajing  their  debts  which  ihfj  may  have  con- 
tracted during  their  captivity*  'I'ae  two  contract! ng  par- 
ties respectively  e^igage  to  discharge  in  specie,  the  a4* 
vances  which  may  have  been  roadeby  tlie  other  for  the 
sustenance  of  such  prisoners.     ,      ,  > 


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Whereas,  it  was  stipulated  by  the  second  article  in 
.the  treaty  of  peace,  of  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
eighty-three,  between  his  Britannic  majesty  an3  the  Unit- 
ed States  of  America,  that  the  boundery  of  the  jUnited 
States  should  comprehend    all  islands  within  twenty 
leagues  of  any  part  of  the  shores  of  the  United  States, 
and  lying  between  lines -to  be  drawn  due  east  from  the 
points  wh^re  the  aforesaid  boundaries  between  Kova 
Scotia  on  the  one  part,  and  East  Florida  on  the  other,^ 
shall  respectively  touch  the  bay  of  Fu^dy  and  the  Atlan- 
tic ocean,  exceptiiig^  such  islands  as  now  are,  or  hereto- 
^fore  have  been  within  the  lipiits  of  Nova  Scotia  ;  aaid 
.Twhereas,  tlie  several  islands  in  the  ba^rof  Passamaquod- 
dy,  which  is  part  of  the  bay  of  Fundy,  and  the  island  of - 
Grand  Menan  in  the  said  bay  of  Fundy,  are  claimed  by 
.^  United  States^  being  comprebea^ec^  witbitt  t)ieir' 
■^  '  •     ■«      ■         ■      ■  •"   ■•  ■ ' ■'     - 

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aforesaid  boundaries,  which  said  inlands  are  claimed  as. 
belonging  to  his  Britannic  majesty,  as  having  been,  at  the 
time  of,  and  previous  to,  the  aforesaid  treaty  Of  on* 
tliousand  seven  hundred  and  eigtity- three,  within  the" 
limits  of  the  province  of  Nova  Scotia.  In  ordier,  there- 
fore, finally  to  decide  upon  these  claims,  it  is  agreed 
^t  they  shall  be  referred  to  two  commissioners,  to  be 
appointed  in  the  tollowing  manner,  viz :  one  commis- 
sioner shall  be  appointed  by  bis  Britannic  majesty,  and 
one  by  the  President  of  thii  United  States,,  by  and  with 
the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate  thereof,  and  the 
«aid  two  commissioners  so  appointed,  shall  be  sworn 
igipartiully.to.exaipine  and  decide  upon  the  siad  claims, 
according  to  such  evidence  a*-shkll  be  laid  before  theip^ 
on  the  part  of  his  Britannic  majesty  and  the  United 
S^tes  respectively.  The  said«  commissioner  shall 
/meet  at  St*  Andrews,  in  the  protvince  of  New-Bruns- 
wipk,  and  shall  kave  power  t*)  adjourn  to  -such  othier 
place  or  pluces  as .  tbey  shall  thii.>k  tit.  The  said  com- 
missioners shall,  by  a  declaration  or  report  under  t^eiir 
bands  and  seals,  decide  to  whieh  oi  the  two  contracting 
parties^thesever'^.l  islands. aforesaid  dp  respectively  be- 
];Oiig,in  conf!>rmity  withHhe  true  intent  of  the  said  treaty 
Qf  peace,  of  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  -eighty- 
threeV  And  if  the  said  commissioners  shall  agree  in  their 
decision,  both  parties  shall  -cot  aiders?*  eh  decision  final 
and  cojbclusive.v'  It  is  further  agreed,  that  in  the  event 
^  the  twa^oiiimissmftrji sirring  upon  alii^  mfjitthe 


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matters  so  refeired  to  tlrem,  or  in  tlie  event  (»f  both  or 
either  of  the  said  commissioners  reCu'sing,  or  declining^ 
or  wilfully  omitting,  to  act  as  jjuch,  they  shall  mai;&, 
jointly  or  separately  a  report  or  reports,  as  well  tatfi^j 
government  of  his  Britanaic  majesty  as  to  that  of  the 
United  States,  stating  ii  detail  the  points  on  which  they 
difter,  and  th(»  grounds  upon  which  their  respective  opin- 
ions have  been  formed,  or  the  grounds  »ipon  which  tliey, 
or  eitiier  of  them,  have  so  refused,  declined,  or  omitted 
to  act.  And  his  Bi*it^>iHHC  majesty^  and  the governmefit 
of  the  United  States,  hereby  agree  to  refer  the  reports 
of  the  said  commissionersj  t<>  some  friendly  sovereign  or 
state,  to  be  then  named  for  that  purpose,  and  who  shall 
be  requested  t»  decide  on  tlie  difterences  which  may  be 
stated  in  the  said  report  or  rej)orts,  or  upon  the  repei't 
of  one  commissioner/ together  with  the  grounds  npon 
^  which  the  other  commissioner  shall  have  refused,  declin* 
ed»or  omitteil  to  act,  as  the  case  mijy  be^  And  if  tfiie^ 
commissioner  so  refusing,  declining,  or  omitting  to  act, 
shall  also  wilfully  omit  to  btate  the  grounds jipon  whicli 
be  has  so  done,  in  such  manner  that  the  said  stateiihent 
may  be  referred  to  such  friendly  sovereign  or  state,  to- 
gether with  the  report  of  such  other  eommisdioner,  then 
such  sovereign  or  state  shall  decide^  ex  parte,  upon  the 
said  report  alone.  And  his  Britannic  majesty,  and  4h^ 
government  of  the  United  States,  engage  to  consider  the 
decision  of  such  friendly  sovereign  or  %tate;  te  be.filiai 
ftud  conclusive,  on  all  the  matters  «o  referred* 


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of  peace 


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zh  they, 

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reign  or 
rho  fthall 
I  mftj  be 
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ARTICLE  V. 


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Vl^Hierea?,  neither  that  pcmit  of  the  highland^  lyiiig  duft 
north,  from  the  source  of  the  river  St.  Croix,  and  desig- 
nate u  in  the  former  treaty  of  peaccr  between  the  two 
powers  of  the  north-west  angle  of  Nova  Scotia,  nor  the 
north  westerniost  head  of  Cannecticut  river,  has  yet  been 
a£v!edaned;  and  whereas,  that  part  of  the  boundary 
liriC  between  the  dominions  of  the  two  powers  which  ex.- 
tends  from  the  source  of  the  river  St.  Croix^  directly 
^  north,  to. the  above  mentioned  north-west  angle  of  Nova 
Scotia^  thence  along  the  said  highlands,  which  divide 
those  rivers  that  empty  themselves  into  the  river  St. 
Lawrence,  from  .those    which  fall   into    the   Atlantic 
ocean,  to  the  north-westermost  head  of' Connecticut 
nver,thence  down  alon^  the  middle  of  that  river  to  the 
forty-fifth  degree  of  North  latitude  j  thence  by  a  line  due 
west  on  said  latitude,  until  it  strikes  the  river  Iroquois 
OF  Caturaguay,  has  not  yet  been  surveyed  {  It  is  agreed, 
that,'' for  these   several  purposes,  two.  commissioners 

'shall'be  appointed,  sworn,  an4  authorised  to  act  exactly 
ifithe  manner  directed^  with  respect  to  those  mentioned 
in  the  next  preceding  article,  unless  otherwise  specified 
in  the  preceding  article.  The  said  commissioners  shall 
have  power  to  adjourn  to  such  other  place  or  places  as 
they  shall  think  fit  The  commissioners  sliall  have  pow- 
er to  ascertain  and  determine  the  points  above  mention- 

;  ^ j  in  conforudty  with  the  provisions  of  the  said  treaty 
of  peace  of  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  eighty« 


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three,  and  shall  cause  the  botindary  aforesaid,  from  the 
river  St.  Croix  to  the  river  Iroquois  or  Caturaguay,  to  be  ■ 
surveyed  and  marked  according  to  the  said  proyisipps. 
The  said  commissioners  shall  make  a  map  of  the  said 
boundary,  and  annex  it  to  a  declaration  under  their 
hands  and  seals,  certifying  it  to  be  a  true  map  of  the 
said'boundary,  and  particularizing  the  latitude  and  lon- 
gitude of  the  nort-west  angle  6f  Nova  Scotia,  of  the 
north- westermost  head    of  Connecticut  river,  a^d  of 
such  other  poiiits  of  the  said  boundary  as  thfey  may  deem' 
proper.  And  both  parties  agf  ee  to  consider  such  map  and  v 
defalcation  as  finally  and' conclusively  fixing  the  said 
boundary.    And,  iii  tlie  event  <)f  tiie  said  two  commis* 
sioBers  differing,  or  both,  or  either  of  them  refusing,  de- 
clining, or  wilfully  omjttfng  to  actj'such:  reports,  declarO" 
lions  or  statements,  shaUz  be  made  by  thena,  or  either  of 
the^i«  aod  such  reference  to  a  friendly  ;soyereignj)r'State» 
shall  he  made,:in  all  respects^  as  in.th«Jatter  pa!rtof  tlie 
fourth  article  is  contained,  and  in  as  full  a  manner  aft  if 
the  same  was  herein  rep^atfd.       t 


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ARTICI^E  VI. 


WJicreas;  hy  the  toi*ther  treaty  of  peafee;  thftt  pwrtioftr 
of  the  boundary  of  the  United  States,  from  the  point 
where  the  forty -fifth  degree  of  north  latitude  strikes  the^ 
'  river  Iroquois  or  daturaguay  to  the  lake  Superior,  Was  ^ 
declared  to  be  "  along  the  midSle  of  ^id  river  into  lakd 
Ootario,  through  the  middl^of  said  lake  uiitii  it  strikes 


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aVticle, 
llie  sai 
at  Albai 
power  t 
shall  ;th} 
port  bt* 
nate  the 
comtnui 
tracting 
said  riv< 
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said  trei 
three. 
tioB  an< 
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or  either 


AFPEKBIX* 


169 


the  e«fmiilunication  by  water,  between  that  lake  and  lake 
Brie,  through  the  middle  of  «ai4  l&ke  until  it  arrivea 
at^e  water  communication  into  lake  Huron,  thence 
through  the  middle  of  said  lake  to  the  communication 
between  that  lake  and  lake  Superior."  And  whereas 
doubts  have  arisen  what  waf  the  middle  of  said  river, 
lakes  and  water  communications,  and  whether  certain 
islands,  lying  in  the  same,  were  within  the  dominion^  of 
his  Britannic  majesty^  or  the  United  States :  In  order, 
therefore ,  finitly  to  decide  these  doubts,  they  shalll^ 
referred  to  two  cojnmissioners,  to  be  appdinted^  swiom 
and  authorized,  to  act  exactly  in  the  mannei*  directed, 
.with. respect  to  th^se  mentioned  in  the  next  precedih^ 
aVticle,  unless  otherwise  specified  in  this  present  article^ 
^the  said  commissioners  shall  meet,  in  the  first  instance,' 
at  Albany,  in  the  state  of  New- York,  and  shall  have 
power  to  adjourn  to  such  other  place  or  places  as  they 
shall  ;think  fit.  Th^  said  commisaioners  Shall,  by  a  re- 
port bt*  declaration,  under  their  hands  >and  seals,  desig* 
nate  the  boundary  through  the  said  river,  lake  and  water 
comtnunications,  and  decide  to  which  of  the  two  coii? 
tracting  parties  ^e  several  islands,  lying  within  the 
said  riversf,  lak^s  and  water  communications,  do  respec- 
tively belong,  in  conformi^  with  the  true  intent  of  the 
said  treaty  of  one  thousandseven  hundred  and  eighty- 
three.  And  both  parties  agree  to  consider  such  designa- 
tion and  decision  as  final  an<d  conclusive.  And  in  the 
event  of  t|ie  said  two  comnussioners  differing,  or  both, 
oreither  of  them  refusing^  declining,  or  wilfully  omitting 


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to  act^  Btifcb  reports^  declarations  or  staienientf,  gball' 
li€  made  by  thcxn,  or  either  of  tiiem,  and  such  reference^ 
to  a  friendly  sovereign  or  state  shall  be  made  in  all  fe^> 
speets  as  in  the  latter  part  of  the  fourth  article  is  con^ 
iained.and  in  as  full  a  niailuer  as  if  the  same  was  herein 
repeated, 

ARTICLE  VIL 

It  is  further  agreed^  that  the  said  tvro  last  mention^ 
cotiimissioners,  afUir  ther  shall  have  executed  the  duties 
assigned  to  them  in  the  preceding  article,  snalV  be>  9ai 
they  are  herelfy  authorized^  upon  their  oaths',  impartial- 
ly.to  fiT  and  determine,  according  to  the  true  intent  of 
the  said  treaty  of  peace,  of  one  thousand  seven  hundire^, 
and  eighty  three,  ihatpart  of  the  boundary  between  t}^!^ 
dominions  of  the  two  powers,  which  extends  from  the 
'Water  communication  between  lake  Huron  atid  lalEeS^- 
peiior,  to  the  most  north-western  point  .oif^e  lake  of  the 
woods  i  to  decide  to  which  of  the  two  parties  iht  several, 
islands  lying  in  the  lakes,  water  communicaifons  and 
rivers,  forming  the  said  boUndary,^do  respectively  belo% 
in  conformity  with  the  true  intent  of  the  said  treatj  of^ 
l^eace^  of  one  tiiousand  seven  hundred  and  eighty-three  s 
and  to  cause  such  parts  of  the^  said  boundary  as  re^uirc^ 
it;  to  be  surveyed  and  mar^Led.    The  said  commissionens ' 
.  0hall,  \fj  a  report  or  declaration  under  their  hands  andt 
seals,  designate  the  boutodary  aforesaid,  state. their  ^- 
ciwon  on  the  ppints  thus  refenred  to  thcon,  and  parti^u^ 
tiirize  t|ie  iafitttde  and  longikde  «f  the  mostaiftiirwasl- 


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JkFPBlTDIX. 


171 


^•Vnpo^tt^thelake  of  the  ivoods,  anil  from  such  other 
parts  <of  4116  9aid  boundary  as  they  may  deem  proper, 
^iknd  both  parties  agree  to  consider  such  designation  and 
'decision  a^^nal-and  conclusive.  And  in  the  event  of 
ihesaid  two  commissioners  diflfering,  or  both,  or  either  b£ 
l!them  refusing,  declining,  or  wilfully  omitting  to  act,  suck 
reports,  declarations^  or  statements,  shall  be  made  bj 
:them,or  either  of  them,  and  sucli  reference  to  a  friendly^ 
«overeign  or  state,  ^11  be  made  in  all  respects,  as  in 
^tbe  tatter  palft/eftiie  fourth  article  is  contained^aud  in  as 
i'uU  a  manner  as  if  the  s£me  was  herein  repeated. 

^        ARTICLET  viil       ' 

• 

•  The  several  boards  of  the  two  f^innmissioners  mention- 
ed in  the  four-prededing  articles,  shall  respectively  have 
|)oWer-to  appoint  a  secretary,  and  to  employ  such  sur- 
Veyoi^  or  bther  persons  as  they  shall  judge  necessary. 
Duplieates  of  all  their  respective  reports,  declaratiotii?, 
statements  and  decisions,  and  of  their  accounts,  and  of. 
the  journal  of  their  proceedings,  sk  all  be  delivered  by 
.^lhe|n,totlie  agents  of  his  Britannic  majesty,  and  to  the 
agents  of  the  U.  States,  who  may  be  respectively  appoint- 
^  and  authorized  to  manage  the  business  on  behalf  of 
their  respective  governments.  The  said  commissioners 
shall  be  respectively  paid  in  such  manner  as  shall  be 
"agreed. between  the  two  contracting  parties^  such  agree* 
tnentbeins:  to  be  settled*  at  the  time  of  the  exchanqre  of 
the  ratifications  of  this  trea^<  And  all  other  expenses  at* 
tendinglle.said  c<MQam||$ioner&^  shfdl  b^  equal* 


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179 


▲PPENBIX. 


t^.0^ 


Ijrbjthe  two  parties.    And  in  the  case  of  deatb,  ^ick* 
ne98»  resigoation,  or  necetsarj  abscence,  the  place  of 
every  such  commissioner,  respectively,  shall  be  supplied 
in  such  m^nner'as  such  commissioner  was  first  appointed| 
and  the  new  commissioner  shall  take  the  same  oath  or  af-, 
firmation,  and  to  do  the  same  duties.    It  is  further  agreed 
between  the  two  contracting  parties,  that  in  case  any  ot  ^ 
the  preceding  articles,  which  were  in  the  possession  of 
one  of  the  parties  prior  to  the  commencement  of  the 
present  war  between  the  two  countries,  should,  by^he 
decision  of  any  of  the  boards  of  commissioners  aforesind* 
or  of  the  sovereign  or  state  so  referred  to,  as  in  the  four 
next  preceding  articles  contained,  f^l  within  the  domi- 
nions of  the  other  party,  all  giant^of  land  mad^  previous, 
to  the  commencement  .of  the  war,. by  the  party  having 
had  such  possession,  shall  be  -S6  valid  as  if  such-island 
or  islands  had,  by  such  decisions,  been  a^udged  to  be 
-within  the  dominions  of  th^party  havjmg  had  such  pos- 
session. •  ' 

ARTICLE  IX. 

The  United  States  of  America  engage  to  put  an  end» 
'  immediately  after  the  ratification  of  the  present  treaty,  ^ 
to  hostilities  with  all  tlie  tiibes  orjiaHons  of  Indians  with 
tv^honi  theyj  may  be  at  war  at  the  time  of  such  t^ifica-^ 
tion;  and  fortl| with  to  restwe  to  such  tribed  or  Rations*.  - 
respectively,  all  the  possesions,  rights  and  privileges, 
\Thich  they  may  have  enjoy ed'.or  been  entitled  to  in  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  eleven,  previous  to^i^chhos^ 


^;.'^''- 


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tilttiet:  Provided  alwayit  Tb^t  such  tribes  or  nations 
shall  agi-ee  to  desist  from  nil  hostilities  against  the  Unit- 
eel  States  of  America*  their  citizens  and  lubjeot^,  upon 
the  ratification  of  the  present  treaty,  to  hostilities  with 
all  the  tribes  or  nations,  and  shall  so  desjst  accordingly. 
And  his  BH^annic  majesty  engages,  on  his  part,  to  put 
an  endf-iitimediately  after  the  ratification  of  the  present 
treaty,  to- hostilities  with  all  the  tribes  or  nations  of  In- 
-^ans  with  wliom  he  may  be  at^  war  at  the  time  of  such 
ratification,  and  forthwith  to  restore  to  such  tribes  or  na- 
tions, respectively,  all  the  po^ssessions,  rights  and  privi- 
leges, which  they  mayhave  enjoyed  or  been  entitled  to, 
in.  one  thouaand  eight  bun()i:ed  and  eleven,  previous  to 
auch  hostilities :  Proinaea  aivmja,  TU^i.  au4»K  iribofi  or 
nations  ^haU  agree  to  desist  from  all  hostilities  against 
his  Britannic,  majesty,  and  his  subjects,  upon  the  ratifi- 
cation of  thci  present  treaty  being  notified  to  such  tribes 
or  nationsy  and  sl^dH  so  desist  accordingly, 

ARTICLE  X,  . 

Whereas,  <!ie  traffic  of  slaves  is  irreconcilable  with 
the  principfes  of  humanity  and  justicet;  and  whereas, 
both  his  majesty  and  the  United  States  are  desirous  of 
continuing  their  efforts  to  promote  its  entire  abolition  f ; 
^it  is  hereby  agreied,  that  both  the  cpntracting  parties 
shall  Use  their  best^  eudeavours  to  accomiJlish  so  desira- 
bly an  pbject,  jt 


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MjgfKMies,  and  tb^  tatifiea^ops  <toutiH41|r  l^i^^^ 
jdKa1li)e  ^ndi^  (mtt^bpaHieiH  an^  tbc^f  aUfi^it^lp^s  iM|t 

^m,tiii8»^F-8pofidril^p^f;tiiGa^le^      ^  ;;         ,,         ^ 

In  feith,  whewf;  wie  t^  i^  ii^nti>(^^ 

..ibave  signed 'tjri*'  treafe  and  Imve  teilimte  i^ 


affixed 


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omr  seals. 


I>«me  in  triplicate,  «t  01ia«.t>* thfe  tTOtl^^fl*o**'daj  cf 


--*; 


6AMBIER.       - 

JOHN  QmNCY  ADAMS, 
J.  A.  BAYARD, 
HENRY  CX.AY, 
JONATHAN  RUSSEIX, 
^BfcBT  GALLATIN. 


.     Now^tber^|we,  to  the' end,  that  tbe  said  treaty  irf- 

':\  "  i^ce  and  an^  laaj  Im  observed  with  good  faith,  on  the 

*  part  fii  the  tJmted  States,  T)  James  Madison,  Fresidei^ 

as  aforesaid,  have  caused  the  premises  to  be  nade  public ; 

and  I  doherebj  ei\joia  all  pers^ms  beari&g^o£ii3ie>  civiTiir 


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